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What is HCG? HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is the pregnancy hormone. HCG is produced by pregnancy cells (trophoblast) that invade the uterine lining and develop into the placenta. HCG stimulates the ovary to produce progesterone. Progesterone is the hormone that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus. In the normal menstrual cycle, progesterone production by […]
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Patients are required to have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 37 before tubal reversal surgery and less than 45 before vasectomy reversal surgery. This policy is for optimal patient safety when undergoing elective outpatient surgery. BMI Body Mass Index (BMI) is a calculation based on height and weight that correlates with the amount […]
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No medical treatment, diagnostic test, or surgical intervention is without risk. All treatments have some form of risk even if small. Overall Essure seems to be safe for most women but not without risk for all women. The Phase I study and the Pivotal trial examining the risks of Essure and the chance of side […]
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Essure and Adiana hysteroscopic tubal sterilizations can be reversed. Essure and Adiana are two new methods blocking the fallopian tubes that have been recently introduced in the US. These tubal ligation techniques can be performed in the doctor’s office using a hysteroscope. They avoid having a surgical incision and do not require general anesthesia. Because […]
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Essure removal: Experts in removing Essure coils From January 2008 to May 2014, we performed one hundred and forty-three (143) tubal surgeries to correct either Essure or Adiana sterilization. Of the 143 women who sought treatment from our center, one hundred and thirty-nine (139) had tubal blockage from Essure sterilization and four (4) had tubal […]
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Female sterilization can be reversed Female sterilization is the most widely used family planning method worldwide and has been chosen by more than 15 million women in the US. The main advantages of female sterilization are its high degree of effectiveness, convenience, and the fact that routine follow-up medical care is not usually needed as […]
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How tubal reversal is performed Tubal ligation reversal involves microsurgical techniques to open and reconnect the fallopian tube segments that remain after a tubal ligation procedure. Usually there are two remaining fallopian tube segments – the proximal tubal segment that emerges from the uterus and the distal tubal segment that ends with the fimbria next […]
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The Essure system was approved for use by the FDA based on clinical research results submitted by the Conceptus to the FDA for evaluation of product safety. The FDA approved Essure for use in the United States in 2002. Between 1991 and 2002, 745 women were enrolled in the study for FDA approval. Two separate […]
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From 2009 to 2014, we performed over 150 surgeries for Essure micro-insert device removal. Most of these patients traveled to our center for Essure reversal because they wanted to become naturally pregnant and avoid in-vitro fertilization. Others came for Essure coil removal because they were having Essure related side effects and strongly desired to avoid […]
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