Suwachai IntaraprasertSurasak TaneepanichskulKamheang ChaturachindaMahidol UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University2018-07-042018-07-041996-01-01Contraception. Vol.54, No.5 (1996), 305-307001078242-s2.0-0030297957https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/17797Laparoscopic sterilizations in HIV-1-positive women were performed. Patients who were HIV-1-positive underwent voluntary laparoscopic sterilization. The mean age of patients was 27.5 ± 3.8 years. Most were of low socioeconomic status. The mean duration of the operation was 14.4 ± 5.4 min. No accidental injury to the surgical team was recorded no complications occurred among the patients. It was concluded that laparoscopic sterilization in HIV-positive patients was safe with low risk of HIV transmission to the surgical team.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1016/S0010-7824(96)00184-9