What is Essure?
The traditional tubal ligation (“tying the tubes”) has advanced from the operating room to the office setting. In the past, having a tubal sterilization procedure required general anesthesia and a laparoscopy (a scope put through the abdomen). This approach required significant recovery time and risk. Today, we are able to perform tubal ligations in the office, WITHOUT INCISIONS. Essure sterilization is done through an ultra-thin hysteroscope. This small camera is inserted through the cervix under local anesthesia and the tubes are “tied” with tiny coils that permanently block them. Patients literally walk out in 15-30 minutes with essentially no recovery time. The Rubino OB/GYN Group has had excellent success with this procedure.
