Essure Birth Control - Placement & Sterilization Reversal

There are several different ways women can stop themselves from becoming pregnant today. One way is through using the Essure device. Over time, this device will create a natural barrier in the fallopian tubes that prevents a pregnancy from taking place.

There are several reasons why women are opting to us the Essure device. Although it is a fairly new method of permanent birth control, it does have its attractions to many women such as the following.

1. A general anesthetic is not required for the procedure to be completed as no cutting has to take place. This means that in the majority of these cases the procedure can actually be completed in the comfort of the doctor's office, although some will choose a hospital setting.

2. As there is no requirement for the woman to have general anesthesia, the time it takes to recover from this procedure is a lot quicker. Many women after having the Essure device fitted will be able to return to their normal lives the day after the procedure has been carried out.

3. The Essure device does not contain any kinds of hormones in it like patches, birth control pills, rings or some forms of IUD devices. This means it does not interfere with the menstrual cycle. Most women who have had this device fitted find that their periods generally are the same as prior to it being inserted.

Should a woman decide, however, that she would like to have children in the future following fitting of the Essure device, she can. Many women do change their minds. Either a woman undergoes IVF treatment or she opts to have a sterilization reversal procedure instead. As IVF can be very expensive and on average is more expensive than sterilization reversal, many women who change their minds will choose the latter.

If a woman does want to have more children naturally after having this Essure device fitted, then the only way is through having it removed. In order to do this, the surgeon will now need to perform a surgical operation known as tubouterine Implantation. Compared to the original procedure this one is actually more invasive but it can still be done as an outpatient procedure provided the right tubal surgeon is selected. As only two surgeons, at this time, have done an Essure sterilization reversal surgery, you would do better to choose the best one.

For the Essure device to be removed, the surgeon has to actually cut the device out of the fallopian tubes and so clear the obstruction it has caused. As the device sticks out into the uterus as well forming an obstruction that includes the opening into the fallopian tubes and part of the uterus, this requires removing that opening area as well. A new opening needs to be made into the woman's uterus which then will allow for what remains of the fallopian tubes to be implanted in to the uterine cavity.

As the general use of the Essure device is fairly new, so too is the Essure sterilization reversal. However, women have already started changing their minds and want its removal. You would do best to select Dr. Gary Berger of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center as your reversal doctor as he is one who has done this surgery and is the world's leading tubal reversal doctor as well. Visit his website today and check into sterilization reversal yourself.