Even as female sterilisation continues to be the most common contraceptive method used in India, it has failed to address the problem of population control. Almost four out of every five sterilised women had three or more children, shows a 2016 survey, signifying that around 80% of the women mainly in high burden states had already achieved their desired fertility when going for sterilisation. The findings of the married women in reproductive age survey by International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) also highlighted the average age of sterilisation in high burden states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is 27 years, indicating that most women had achieved their desired fertility even before reaching half of their reproductive lifespan. 

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