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PATIENTS JUST WANT TO GO HOME

Essure is a method of permanent sterilization which can be performed in the office setting with no incisions or anesthesia in 15 minutes. The Essure procedure is one of the most significant and revolutionary medical breakthroughs of the decade!

Essure: Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation Incisions None 2 Anesthesia None or Local General Setting Office Hospital Operating Room Efficacy > 99% > 99% Average days to Resume 1-2 4.4 Normal activity: High Satisfaction 90 days 94% 80% Postoperatively

After the office placement of the Essure coils, the PET fibers contained within the microinsert elicits a tissue response in the patients body. During the 12 weeks following the procedure the uterine tube becomes completely occluded by the tissue in-growth around the microinsert. The patient then must complete a Pelvic X-Ray Dye test (Hysterosalpingogram) to confirm complete bilateral tubal occlusion. It is only after this 12 week post-operative X-Ray that the Essure Sterilization can be relied upon for contraception. It is very important that the patient continue their current birth control method until after a successful confirmation test.