Studies of fallopian tube occlusion with an iodine compound in the rabbit

The oviducts of 15 healthy rabbits were injected with a recently formulated iodine containing medication to test the possibility of producing tubal occlusion. All the animals survived the experiment except one animal that died of a severe respiratory infection. All the fallopian tubes of surviving animals had anatomical and histological occlusion in the interstitial part or the first portion of the isthmic segment. There was no damage to the muscular layer or surrounding tissues