Essure is a permanent birth control procedure that works with your body to prevent pregnancy. During the Essure procedure, a soft, flexible insert is placed into each of your fallopian tubes. This is a minimally invasive non-hormonal procedure that can be done in an outpatient setting. Over the next three months, a barrier forms around the inserts. During this time you must continue using another form of birth control to prevent pregnancy. This barrier, which is made of scar tissue, helps keep sperm from reaching the eggs so pregnancy cannot occur. The Essure procedure is 99.3% effective at preventing pregnancy in patients who were told to rely on Essure for birth control.

For additional information please visit the Essure website