How safe is QS?
Research has been done around the world to find out how safe quinacrine is. What is known is that QS is safer in terms of complications than surgical sterilization especially in parts of the world where hospitals/clinics are poorly equipped.In the short term, QS is very safe and much safer than surgical sterilization. In over 100,000 sterilizations, no deaths have been reported. In industrialized countries, the death rate for surgical sterilization is one to two for 100,000 women. In less developed countries, the death rate for this surgery can be as high as 20 per 100,000 women. QS also has fewer serious complications than surgical sterilizations. The QS rate is 0.03% compared to 1.7% for laparoscopic sterilization. The risks of complications with the surgical method are even greater for women with certain health problems such as respiratory disease, diabetes, obesity, or if they have had abdominal or pelvic surgery. It is much less risky to have QS than to become pregnant, carry a ch
