Essure

Essure is a permanent birth control procedure that works with your body to create a natural barrier against pregnancy.  Since the Essure procedure is NOT reversible, you should be sure you do not want children in the future.  Trusted by women and doctors for over five years,  Essure is covered by most insurance carriers.

We are very pleased to have the capability to perform female tubal sterilization procedures (Essure) in our office without the need for incisions, anesthesia, or a hospital operating room.  Rather than ligating or cauterizing the fallopian tubes, as has been done for many years, small "microimplants" (resembling very tiny coils) are placed into the tubes using a small telescope introduced into the uterus through the cervix.  Theses microimplants, called Essure, have been approved by the FDA since about 2003.  Several hundred thousand have been done in the United States, and when done properly, there have been no failures to date.  We did many of these procedures in the operating room under anesthesia before doing our first one in the office in early 2008.

Our experience has been very favorable, with most patients experiencing little or no discomfort.  Our patients have greatly appreciated the ease of this procedure and the ability to return to normal activities later that day or the next day.

We have considerable information in the office, including written and video guides, and are very happy to discuss this excellent procedure with you at any time.  Of course, the manufacturer has information on their website.