title: Hysteroscopic sterilization in the office setting.
abstract: Hysteroscopic sterilization is growing in popularity. Nearly 500,000 women have been sterilized using this method, and an increasing number of physicians are now performing this procedure in the office setting. The office setting can provide a cost-effective, convenient, and safe environment for hysteroscopic sterilization. Patients may benefit from avoiding hospital preoperative visits, excessive laboratory evaluation, operating room wait times, and expense associated with hospital care. Physicians may improve productivity through remaining in their office or avoiding operating room delays. This article reviews office-hysteroscopic sterilization with the Essure microinsert system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic and Obstetric Specialists, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main Street, Set 1020 Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: krhodges@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Laurie S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Swaim
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D057189:Checklist; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009819:Office Visits; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
keywords: Contraception; Essure; Hysteroscopy; Mircoinsert; Office; Sterilization