New Non-Surgical Sterilization Process

Women who do not want to give another thought to birth control now
have a new option besides going under the knife. Traditional
sterilization is now the most widely used form of birth control: 180
million women worldwide have undergone the procedure, which involves
cutting and tying the fallopian tubes to keep the eggs that are
released from the ovaries from reaching the uterus. Like any surgery,
it requires incisions (in the abdomen) and general anesthesia. The
new method does not, though it seems to block the fallopian tubes
just as effectively. A flexible, spring like device, called Essure,
is inserted through the vagina and the uterus and into each tube.
Over time, a mesh material embedded in the coils causes scar tissue
to grow around them, eventually plugging the tubes. This process can
take three months, during which women must use an alternative form of
contraception. Although the cost is the same (approximately $2,500),
the Essure method can be done in a doctor's office
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Source: "FDA Approves Sterilization Method" [
http://www.usatoday.com ], USA Today, November 4, 2002

*** I wonder about the long-term effects of this. I would rationalize
that this procedure mimics (PCOS) Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and
produces scar tissue, which I would think could lead to complications
like PID and other pain syndromes. I think it is every women's right
to choose when and if they get pregnant but I do not think this is
the method I would choose, to many risks that seem apparent to anyone
in the field, how did this get past the FDA? I also wonder how long
this method was studied and if any post mortem studies have been done
to see the long-term effects? I think it is an other silicone scandal
up and coming IMHO.

Interested in reading about other ways to prevent pregnancy? Get the
straight facts! I am going to attempt to up load a useful tool for
that purpose in our clubs files area.