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Re: Conceptus, permanent birth control From: Mats O. Bergstrom (mob@mbox301.swipnet.se) Wed Jul 31 13:07:04 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: The pregnancy that wasn't" Previous message: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: The pregnancy that wasn't" In reply to: ainsron@sbcglobal.net: "Conceptus, permanent birth control" I hope the "permanent" results will hold. A Swedish group tried several variants of intratubal devices in the 80's - 90's but they havenīt been heard from for a while. Initial results were disappointing with a lot of pregnancies including tubal ones so the method hasn't been approved here (yet). Mats Bergstrom, MD Ob Gyn South Hospital Stockholm >FDA Panel Backs Conceptus System for Permanent Birth Control > >WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Jul 23 - An advisory panel to the US Food >and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Monday to recommend that the >agency approve Conceptus Inc.'s Essure, a micro-insert designed for >permanent birth control. >The FDA's Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel voted 8 to 0 to back >the system, with one abstention for religious reasons. > >The flexible insert creates scar tissue that blocks the fallopian tubes, >offering a less-invasive alternative to tubal ligation. The Essure >device can be placed with a catheter using local anesthesia. -- ----------- Next message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: The pregnancy that wasn't" Previous message: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: The pregnancy that wasn't" In reply to: ainsron@sbcglobal.net: "Conceptus, permanent birth control"

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