title: Essure: hysteroscopic sterilization.
abstract: Essure, a new female sterilization method approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, offers women a new option for controlling fertility. The technique is done without an incision, is hormone-free, and can be performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. There are few or no side effects. It is important for providers to understand how the device works, appropriate candidates for use, and requirements for preplacement and postplacement management.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Midwifery, University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue #C-288, Denver, CO 80262, USA. marie.hastings-tolsma@uchsc.edu <marie.hastings-tolsma@uchsc.edu>
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hastings-Tolsma
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nodine
authors.forename: Stephanie B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Teal
mesh_terms: D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health