Retrospective Claims Analysis of Hysterectomy After Sterilization

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women aged 18 through 49 years at the index date

- at least one claim of the hysteroscopic sterilization procedure or interval
laparoscopic tubal ligation at any time during January 1, 2010 -December 31, 2012

- Had 6 months of continuous medical and pharmacy benefits pre-index date which is
considered the baseline period to capture all patient characteristics prior to the
procedure

- Had 12 months of continuous medical and pharmacy benefits post-index date (i.e.,
follow-up period)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women who underwent a postpartum tubal ligation procedure during the entire study
period

- Women who had claims of a sterilization procedure during the baseline period

- Women who had a claim for pregnancy or delivery within 6 weeks prior to the index
date

- Women who had more than one type of sterilization procedure (i.e., combination of
hysteroscopic sterilization, laparoscopic tubal ligation or mini-laparotomy) on the
same index date

- Women who had concurrent procedures on the same day as the index sterilization
procedure that were performed for reasons beyond the purpose of sterilization