mamaluvschocolate

I'm planning on having the Essure procedure done in January and have many questions regarding this. I get mostly smiles and reassurance when I ask my dr. these questions. Also the brochure has nothing but great things to say. I don't really want to hear the really bad and rare horror stories, but I do want to know what I'm in for. I am not a candidate for birth control pills and am at high risk for blood clots, so that's out of the question. I don't have time to recover from a big surgery, so Essure seemed like the best option. We are at high risk for a child with a genetic abnormality, so getting pregnant again would not be a good idea. So here are my strait forward questions...Is there pain/any change in intercourse after this procedure? Change in menstrual cycle? Any major changes in your body that would effect me physically or emotionally? I know that's a silly question, but who knows, right? How will I know for sure it's "safe" to have sex without getting pregnant? And really, is the pregnancy rate as low as the brochure says it is? Thanks for your input.

jenzjet

Ok I am going to try to answer some of your questions from my experience without scaring you lol. But you should check out the other two forums essure failures and success stories on here about this procedure before you make any concrete decisions. And remeber every womens body is different. I had my procedure done on Septemebr 26this year. There was a lot of cramping and it is now only occassional. When sexual if I am in the wrong position I do get some pain where the inserts are and a little bit of spotting afterwards, however it is still new so I am trying to be patient. There is nothing that has changed physically or mentally for me, however the idea of closing down my baby factory did make me a little sad because I never had a boy but I have 5 beautiful girls and I honestly cant handle or afford any more, so make sure this is what you want.You have to use alternate birth control until your HSG procedure to amke sure they have scarred completely and you are safe from pregnancy. About the pregnancy rate, I have read one post on here about a woman who is pregnant i think 7 months after the prodedure. check that one out. And I have found a few other cases on the net about pregnancies after the procedure. Do your research and dont look at the essure website. Look other places that are not related to the company to get other womens experiences. Good luck!

kym4

Look at the other thread on this site about essure and look at aphrodites. I would not recomend this procedure to any one. My doc was all smiles and sweet until the problems began. Think about metal coils in your body. Think about the trouble to remove them if there is a problem. My so called simple procedure cost me 3 months of down time. Sure wish I'd just had the tubal.

crickett01

I had the procedure done a year ago. (10/27/07) I had a baby (3rd) and felt I was finished having kids. My doctor talked this procedure up and it sounded great. My job was already pressuring me about coming back to work (26 weeks maternity leave due to pregnancy problems) and the time off was PERFECT!!! I only had the left tube to get done due to a prior tubal pregnancy. Everything to do with the procedure was just as they said. Very little pain and I actually went back to work the day after the procedure. I actually thought all was fine BUT in the last week or so I have been having pain the left side of my abdomen (the side the coil is on). I didn't think anything about it; chalked it up to PMS until I was sexually aroused and I about came up off the bed from the pain. Now it is a constant pain. I really hadn't heard anything bad about essure until this happened to me and I really started looking. I am horrified!! The doctor and none of the pamphlets said anything about complications like this or the ones I have read about here. Now I am seriously second guessing my decision to have this done. Please don't get this done and if you know anyone talking about it tell them NO and have them come and read all this stuff. I wish I had.

army_mom

I must warn you that if you really do not want to get pregnant DO NOT get the essure procedure. I had it done 2 years ago and they said it worked right. I just found out yesterday (with an ultrasound) that I am 6 weeks pregnant. I can provide you with any proof you need.

kym4

Army Mom,
First I hope all is well with you. Second please report your pregnancy to the FDA. You can key in maude fda and go to adverse events, it will ask you if you want to report an adverse event. Unfortunately the doctors are not real good about reporting which is just fine with the company. The pregnancies that have been reported have been dismissed as not a problem with the product but problems with women not having HSG test done or the doctor didn't properly interpret the HSG test results.

Reporting your problem will also help other doctors as to whether they think the procedure is safe. I don't think all doctors are bad or dishonest but if they don't have all the facts about the potential problems it might look like a good procedure to them.

army_mom

I tried to do that posting for the fda but it is so very confusing to me. I am not sure what information to put into the spaces. Do you know???

kym4

Put essure as the product and Conceptus as the manufacturer. Just put in the date you had them put in and the result of your HSG if you had one. Don't worry about all the places. I think they give you 3 places to type in your own words. Just use the first section and say that you had essures placed in ??? and had HSG on ??? and now you are pregnant. There is place where you put your personal info in and they can contact you if they need to. You also need to request that your doctor that you are currently using to also make a report. The doctors don't seem to want to make the reports that is why I am advising that you go ahead and make one yourself.

letdaisy

I had my Essure inserted today, after a consult with the doctor a month ago. I was told it would take approx 15 minutes. I was in there for 2 hours, and never have I experienced pain like that in my life. I understand one of my tubes was a bit blocked with "fluff", but had I been able to get off the table I would have insisted all tools, springs, sprockets, whatever, be removed at once. My pain was one that should have been done under general anethesia, not a shot. It was the most unbearable thing I have ever had done.

I realize I am the exception... but just wanted to let women know a standard 15 minute procedure can turn into 2 hours of unbearable pain.

Good luck!

jen2999

I had the essure procedure at the beginning of Feb. It was done about 1 week after i was given the "shot" for 3 months of BC. I bled for 4 months straight. I had my HSG in May. One side worked, the other side's insert floated to my Uter. I have to now have an Outpatient procedure done while knocked completely out with a different doc to try to get the insert out and have a tubal. I would never hae this done again. It sunded great, but from my experience, it is too good to be true.