Hysteroscopic sterilization tied to higher risk of some complications, but not increased medical risks "This study provides a degree of reassurance -- but not certainty," one expert says A new study, ...

Women who used a new method of sterilization called hysteroscopic sterilization had a 10 times greater risk of pregnancy after one year than those who used the older laparoscopic sterilization method.

Female sterilization remains one of the most widely used permanent contraceptive methods worldwide. Two principal approaches have evolved: laparoscopic sterilization, which entails minimally invasive ...

Mayo Clinic gynecologists have discovered that hysteroscopic sterilization, a new method of plugging the fallopian tubes to prevent conception, will save patients money compared to laparoscopic tubal ...

Hysteroscopic sterilization, a nonincisional procedure, was found to be as effective as minimally invasive laparoscopic sterilization in preventing pregnancy, but both methods had higher than expected ...

Hysteroscopic sterilization is associated with a significantly higher risk for gynecological complications in the first 3 years after the procedure compared with laparoscopic sterilization, a ...

While the risk of pregnancy is low after female sterilization procedures, 60 percent of pregnancies that do occur result in a live birth, according to a new study. Researchers looked at data from ...

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permanent contraception branded as Essure, it was considered a turning point in ...

Women opt for sterilization for a variety of reasons, but the goal is the same: to avoid getting pregnant. But a head-to-head study of two forms of female sterilization has found surprisingly high ...

The risk of pregnancy among women using a newer method of planned sterilization called hysteroscopic sterilization is more than 10 times greater over a 10-year period than using the more commonly ...

Family planning can come with many questions, concerns and fears. Once a woman makes the personal decision to not or no longer have children, there are various types of birth control to consider and ...

Hysteroscopic sterilization, a non-incisional procedure, has been found to be as effective as minimally invasive laparoscopic sterilization in preventing pregnancy, but both methods had higher than ...