Essure is a permanent method of birth control where the fallopian tubes are blocked by placing micro-inserts through the uterus into the openings of the fallopian tubes using a procedure called hysteroscopy.
Hysteroscopy can be done in the office or ambulatory surgery setting with minimal discomfort and no incision. The cervix is dilated, and a camera (hysteroscope) is placed in the uterus. The openings to the fallopian tubes are visualized after fluid is used to distend the uterine cavity. Then the Essure inserts are delivered into the tubes.
Who should not get Essure?Contraindications to Essure are pregnancy, chronic steroid or immunosuppressive use, allergy to nickel or hysterosalpingogram dye, or patients who are not positively sure they want a permanent method of contraception.
