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New female sterilization technique is quicker, easier, cheaper.
2004 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 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 ligation, the most commonly used method of sterilization for women.
This technique involves inserting a nickel-titanium and stainless-steel spring-like device into the fallopian tubes using a hysteroscope, a tiny, fiberoptic camera. The metal device encapsulates and holds in place white polyester fibers able to cause scarring and thus block the fallopian tubes within 12 weeks, preventing the possibility of future pregnancy. This method requires minimal sedation and no surgical incision, as the surgeon enters via the vagina. It also allows quick recovery.
"Patients love it," says Abimbola Famuyide, MBBS, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon who conducted the cost-comparison study. "There are minimal side effects. Patients typically leave the hospital within an hour, and they are back to work the next day."
Famuyide and colleagues found that hysteroscopic sterilization costs patients approximately $500 less on their medical bills compared to the traditional method of female sterilization, laparoscopic tubal ligation, which is surgery requiring an abdominal incision with general anesthesia.
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