What happens during QS?
QS is a simple procedure. This is how it works: Using a modified IUD inserter, the provider (a midwife, nurse or doctor) places 7 small pellets (pills) of quinacrine in the uterus. In half an hour, the pellets dissolve and the liquid quinacrine flows into the tubes. The quinacrine causes inflammation of the lining of the fallopian tubes. The quinacrine that does not go into the tubes is absorbed into the womb or comes out in the vagina. Over the next 6-12 weeks, the quinacrine causes plugs of scar tissue to form at the first part of the tubes. These plugs close the tubes and block the eggs path to the uterus. 6-12 days after the next menstrual period begins, a second insertion is performed.
