Implante intratubárico en anticoncepción: ventajas e inconvenientes

This article aims to report our experience of the clinical application of a new procedure for permanent reproductive sterilization (Essure®) and to discuss its unquestionable advantages and disadvantages. The mean time of the implantation procedure was approximately 10 minutes (range: 5 to 20) from the beginning of the introduction of the hysteroscope to its withdrawal. We were able to perform this procedure routinely in our hysteroscopy consulting room. Of 115 patients, successful placement was achieved in 112 (97.4% success rate). Of these 112 patients, placement was achieved at the second attempt in three. Placement was not achieved in three patients.