What does female sterilisation involve?

Case report of failed tubal occlusion using Essure pbc (permanent birth control) hysteroscopic sterilisation procedure.

Karthigasu KA, Garry R, Hart R.

King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Australia. kkarthig@bigpond.net. Au

The device previously known as STOP, now called the Essure pbc device, is a dynamic expanding microinsert, placed in the proximal section of the fallopian tube, occluding the tube. Initial reports about the device are promising with occlusion of the tubes in 100% with no reported pregnancies and a high rate of safety and patient acceptability. This report documents the first reported failure of tubal occlusion of an appropriately placed Essure pbc device.

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