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===Psychological=== It can be difficult to measure the psychological effects of sterilization, as certain psychological phenomena may be more prevalent in those who eventually decide to partake in sterilization. The relationships between psychological problems and sterilization may be due more to [[correlation]] rather than [[Causality|causation]]. That being said, there are several trends surrounding the psychological health of those who have received sterilizations. A 1996 Chinese study found that "risk for depression was 2.34 times greater after tubal ligation, and 3.97 times greater after vasectomy."<ref name="Psychological Effects China">{{cite journal |last=Lin |first=Luo |author2=Wu Shi-Zhong |author3=Zhu Changmin |author4=Fan Qifu |author5=Liu Keqiang |author6=Sun Goliang |year=1996 |title=Psychological Effects of Sterilization |journal=Contraception |volume=54 |issue=6 |pages=345β357 |doi=10.1016/s0010-7824(96)00200-4 |pmid=8968663}}</ref> If an individual goes into the procedure after being coerced or with a lack of understanding of the procedure and its consequences, they are more likely to develop negative psychological consequences afterward. However, most people in the [[United States]] who are sterilized maintain the same level of [[psychological health]] as they did prior to the procedure.<ref name="philliber1985">{{Cite journal |last1=Philliber |first1=S. G. |last2=Philliber |first2=W. W. |year=1985 |title=Social and psychological perspectives on voluntary sterilization: A review |journal=Studies in Family Planning |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=1β29 |doi=10.2307/1965814 |jstor=1965814 |pmid=3983979}}</ref> Because sterilization is a largely irreversible procedure, post-sterilization regret is a major psychological effect. The most common reason for post-sterilization regret is the desire to have more children.<ref name="Female Sterilisation in the United States" />
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