 However, regret appears to be more common among patients who undergo sterilization at a young age (often defined as younger than 30 years old), patients who are unmarried at the time of sterilization, patients who identify as a non-white race, patients with public insurance such as Medicaid, or patients who undergo sterilization immediately after or soon after the birth of a child.Regret has not been found to be associated with the number of children a person has at the time of sterilization.Patients who have undergone female sterilization procedures have minimal or no changes in their menstrual patterns.