Sterilization procedures vary by company.
Abortion and sterilization procedures were forced on some patients, as was heavy labor.
More than 99 percent effective, sterilization procedures are relatively simple operations.
Despite the sterilization procedures undertaken by the West Chester biologists, a present day bacteria might have survived in some invisible crack in the crystal, Dr. Lindahl suggested.
It imposed incredibly stringent isolation and sterilization procedures, yet even these failed to keep the germ from spreading.
Under the administration policy, these services include all contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as sterilization procedures.
The new standards require coverage of the full range of contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as sterilization procedures.
The problems over the last six years include poor sterilization procedures, chronic understaffing of the primary care unit and missed diagnoses by the radiology department.
In addition to contraceptives, the panel's proposed list includes sterilization procedures, annual preventive-care visits, counseling for domestic violence and testing for H.I.V.
On Aug. 1, Ms. Sebelius issued rules that require health plans to cover contraceptive drugs and devices and sterilization procedures, among other services.
The rule prohibits recipients of federal money from discriminating against health care workers who refuse to perform or assist in abortions or sterilization procedures because of their "religious beliefs or moral convictions".
