Essure is a permanent procedure that can be done in the comfort of our office in about thirteen minutes — without hormones, cutting, burning or the risks associated with general anesthesia and tubal ligation. Many women go back to work the next day.
 During the procedure, a small camera is inserted through the cervix to allow flexible micro-inserts to be placed in the woman’s fallopian tubes painlessly. Within three months, the body forms a natural barrier around the micro-inserts that prevents the sperm from reaching the egg. A woman must continue to use another form of birth control during these three months.
Three months after the Essure procedure, we will perform an X-ray called the Essure Confirmation Test to confirm that the tubes are fully blocked and that you can rely on Essure for permanent birth control. Having confirmation that the procedure is successful frees a woman from the fear of an unplanned pregnancy and the routine of temporary hormonal birth control.
Every woman must make the decision about whether permanent birth control is the right solution for her and her family. For many women, the ability to take control over their reproductive life and know that they are permanently protected from future pregnancies is very empowering and liberating, Permanent birth
control allows them to focus on their families and their relationships.
The Essure procedure has been FDA-approved since 2002 and we have been performing it since 2006. It is 99.8% percent effective and has a lower failure rate than traditional tubal ligation.
Most insurance companies cover the cost of the Essure procedure since it less expensive than the traditional hospital procedures. The office will check with your insurance provider to be certain. Visit www.essure.com to learn more about Essure.
 The Her Option Procedure
I’m always amazed how some women in their 30’s and 40’s put up with extremely heavy, long, or frequent periods and think it’s all part of the aging process. When it starts to interfere with work, family, social activities, or health issues such as anemia or fatigue, it’s time to do something.
The Her Option procedure minimizes or eliminates this problem by destroying the tissue that bleeds every cycle with subzero freezing done painlessly in the office. It destroys the cells that produce bleeding by actually making the cells explode the same way when one leaves a can of soda in the freezer too long and it explodes.
Despite the fact that the average age of menopause close to 51, many women in their early 40’s and younger think they’ll put up with disruptive periods for a just a few more years. For these women that don’t want to undergo a hysterectomy, this procedure has been the answer.
Like Essure, this procedure does not involve general anesthesia, cutting, pain, or missed work time. Once the cervix is numbed in the same way a dentist numbs a tooth, a high tech probe is placed in the uterus and the cells of the lining of the uterus are destroyed with -185Fdegree temperatures.
What I like about this procedure is we taylor-make it to the individual. We ultrasound the patient during this procedure and watch the ice ball as it forms and destroys the tissue. Everyone’s anatomy is different and this allows us to safely vary the time of freezing based the anatomy of that particular person.
Like Essure, this procedure is most often covered by insurance. The office will predetermine what if any copay beyond a simple office visit is required. Visit www.heroption.com for more information about this procedure.
These two procedures have drastically changed what we do in the office versus the hospital and the down time for the patient. Since neither of the companies have chosen to advertise in the media, it’s like the best keep secret in women’s health care. But we’ve been on-board for over five years and feel like these procedures offer our patients realistic options to major surgical procedures of the past. | 
