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Essure Birth Control?

DezignedByFaithDezignedByFaith member
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Anyone on the Essure or thinking about it? It's a procedure done in the doctors office to block tubes as a form of birth control. I'm a bit apprehensive. I had my fourth baby three weeks ago and we are certain that we are done.
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  • DezignedByFaithDezignedByFaith member
    Thank you for your feedback. I just haven't felt right about getting the procedure after a doctor came in with his card to talk to me about it. I even read online about a lady dying due to developing a terrible infection from it. I think DH needs to just go get snip snip. I really don't want to take anymore risk with my body, as I am high risk when pregnant. I just don't wish to put my body through the stress of anything else.
    jenny5o5 said:

    I don't recommend it. I worked in an OB office and saw many women has chronic pain after the procedure... The procedure inserts a metal coil into the Fallopian tubes and after a while scar tissue will build up around the coil causing a complete blockage of the tube aka no pregnancy. BUT- that scar tissue can be painful and doesn't always adhere to the inside of the Fallopian tube only.

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  • jennajoybeckjennajoybeck member
    I'm getting it done Friday. My dr said I'm a perfect candidate and the problems many women who are complaining about it have been solved.
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  • MallardDuckyMallardDucky member
    jennajoybeck said:

    I'm getting it done Friday. My dr said I'm a perfect candidate and the problems many women who are complaining about it have been solved.

    Do your own research I personally know 2 women over the past 2 weeks end up getting a partial historectomy because of issues with essure.

    My insurance won't even cover it because of the known issues and additional procedures.

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  • nicoleee89nicoleee89 member
    edited December 2013
    I wouldn't do it.  You'd be better off getting tubal clamps, cauterization, ligation, or just an IUD.
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  • ScorpioMumScorpioMum member
    One issue is that it has nickel in the coils. If you have a nickel allergy you shouldn't get the essure. I had to tell my OB about the allergy issue when he asked me if I wanted the procedure. If I had gotten the essure I would have ended up with a hysterectomy because of the allergy.
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  • DezignedByFaithDezignedByFaith member
    Oh my! I'm allergic to nickel.
    ScorpioMum said:

    One issue is that it has nickel in the coils. If you have a nickel allergy you shouldn't get the essure. I had to tell my OB about the allergy issue when he asked me if I wanted the procedure. If I had gotten the essure I would have ended up with a hysterectomy because of the allergy.

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  • EandIMommy86 EandIMommy86 member
    Anything you do is pretty much going to have side effects. I would do recent research on it and see what others have said and why they had issues with it. In the end, it is your decision.
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