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CHICAGO -- Pregnancy with in vitro fertilization is possible in women who have previously undergone Essure hysteroscopic sterilization, Dr. John F. Kerin said at the annual meeting of the AAGL (formerly the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists).
Four women who had been previously sterilized with the device underwent in vitro fertilization, and three became pregnant. All three pregnancies were normal, and two of the women have delivered healthy babies without complications. The third patient is due in early 2006.
This is the first report of successful in vitro fertilization and childbirth after Essure sterilization, said Dr. Kerin, who was instrumental in Essure's development and is a consultant and principal clinical investigator for Conceptus Inc. in San Carlos, ...