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No. A husband's consent should not be mandatory for a woman to have a sterilization. However, the woman may wish to discuss the decision with her husband and family.
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Control over the decision to undergo sterilization is a significant factor in regret. Two studies reported that women who decided alone or with their husbands showed markedly less regret than those cases in which the decision was made solely by the husband.
- Boring CC, Rochat RW, Becerra J. Sterilization regret among Puerto Rican women. Fertility and Sterility 1988;49:973-81.
- Shain RN, Miller WB, Holden AEC. Married women's dissatisfaction with tubal sterilization and vasectomy at first-year follow-up: effects of perceived spousal dominance. Fertility and Sterility 1986;45:808-19.
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