Is your family complete? If so, maybe it's time for you to consider Essure, a permanent birth control solution that has been trusted by women and doctors for over five years. Essure doesn't involve hormones, cutting or the risks of general anesthesia or getting your tubes tied. Since no general anesthesia is required, it can be performed in the comfort of our office. Essure is a great option for women who want safe, effective, PERMANENT contraception. Over two years ago I began performing Essure in the office and our patients are thrilled. Women today are looking for alternatives in their health care that limit risk and time off from their busy schedules. Essure is covered by most insurance plans, so depending on your specific plan, payment may be as low as a simple co-pay.
The Essure procedure is very simple: a soft, flexible micro-insert is placed into your fallopian tubes to create a natural barrier that prevents sperm from reaching the egg. The procedure takes about 13 minutes to perform, and most women are able to leave within 45 minutes of having it done. We schedule the procedure in the office between 3 and 5 pm and you are able to go home the next day. You can eat normally the day of the procedure and will need someone to drive you home from your appointment.
The Essure procedure offers women the following benefits:
No cutting
No going under general anesthesia
No slowing down to recover
No hormones
No guessing - a simple test can confirm when you can rely on Essure for birth control
...and never having to worry about unplanned pregnancy again
You will need to use a back-up method of contraception for three months while your own tissue grows into the micro-inserts to block the fallopian tube. Three months after your procedure, we will schedule an appointment for an x-ray called a hysterosalpingogram or HSG. During the HSG, dye is injected into the uterus to confirm that the fallopian tubes are blocked.
Risks associated with Essure include potential inability to place the inserts, expulsion of the insert with need to replace one or both of the inserts, non-occlusion at 3 months which would require continued contraception for an additional 3 months at which time another HSG would be performed that would likely reveal occlusion.
For more information, go to
www.essure.com which includes a video clip of the procedure and how it is performed.
