2.) Essure: A new option for permanent birth control ... Finally, women and their partners have a gentler option in permanent birth control. Unlike tubal ligation and vasectomy, there are no punctures and no cutting, clipping or cauterizing of tubes. Also, it's typically performed without general anesthesia. You'll be on your way in about 45 minutes! It's a gentler approach. It's Essure.
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3.) Hysteroscopic Sterilization with Essure
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