Female sterilization

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Background information on Female sterilization

Tubal ligation, commonly knows as “getting your tubes tied,” is a common surgical sterilization technique for women. This procedure closes the fallopian tubes to stop the egg from traveling to the uterus from the ovary. It also prevents sperm from reaching the fallopian tube to fertilize an egg. The surgery is effective immediately and are 99.5% effective as birth control.
News Articles on Female sterilization



Dr. Lisa Roberts On Faculty For AAGL Conference  -  Mar 27, 2008
Carolina Newswire (press release),...birth control and female sterilization. The practice’s special expertise is in advanced laparoscopy, which offers significantly faster recovery,

The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations  -  Feb 12, 2008
RH Reality Check,Female sterilization is still more popular than vasectomy in this country, reflecting a widespread belief that even if it's more trouble for a woman to do

Gynecology And Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC, Releases Podcast On ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...birth control and female sterilization. The practice’s special expertise is in advanced laparoscopy, which offers significantly faster recovery,

Sub-District Hospital Pattan has no anesthetist for surgeries  -  Jan 24, 2008
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),...“Only small surgeries like herniotomy, hydroccel, male and female sterilization, removal of corn, etc are performed here,� said Bashir Ahmad,

Conceptus to Hold 2007 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference ...  -  Feb 6, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The Essure procedure is 99.80% effective and is the first and only FDA approved female sterilization procedure to have zero pregnancies in clinical trials.

FDA Advisory Panel Finds Hologic's Adiana(R) Permanent ...  -  Dec 13, 2007
CNNMoney.comDevices Advisory Panel recommended that the pre-market application for Adiana(R) Permanent Contraception for female sterilization is Approvable.

Adiana Transcervical Sterilization System Occludes Tubes; Gets FDA Nod  -  Dec 17, 2007
Medgadget.com,This minimally-invasive, non-incisional new contraception device for female sterilization works by occluding Fallopian tubes by a transcervical catheter

UPDATE 2-Hologic sterilization device approvable-US advisers  -  Dec 13, 2007
ReutersThe only current FDA-approved nonsurgical female sterilization procedure is the Essure system made by Conceptus Inc (CPTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research),

Health Canada Approves Conceptus' Third Generation Essure(R ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe Essure procedure remains the first and only female sterilization procedure to have zero pregnancies in the clinical trials. It is approved for sale in

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Dec 13, 2007
United Press International13 (UPI) -- A US Food and Drug Advisory Panel has given pre-market approval to a female sterilization system that would provide permanent non-surgical birth

Nasdaq 100 Index Gets Its Annual Rebalancing  -  Dec 21, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe female sterilization system could be performed in a doctor's office and would be an alternative to tubal ligation. Earnings growth ranged from 81% to

Small steps cut maternal deaths  -  Dec 2, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The number of couples using contraception -- usually female sterilization or condoms -- has doubled over the same period, and wider spacing of births has

Hologic's Adiana Permanent Contraception found approvable by FDA panel  -  Dec 13, 2007
CNNMoney.comGynecology Devices Advisory Panel has recommended as approvable the pre-market application for Adiana Permanent Contraception for female sterilization.

Dr. Lisa Roberts Contributes Chapter To Atlas Of Laparoscopic ...  -  Dec 18, 2007
Carolina Newswire (press release),...birth control and female sterilization. The practice’s special expertise is in advanced laparoscopy, which offers significantly faster recovery,

Market Report -- In Play (HOLX)  -  Dec 13, 2007
MSN MoneyGynecology Devices Advisory Panel recommended that the pre-market application for AdianaPermanent Contraception for female sterilization is Approvable.

three new in-office studies on essure(r) procedure presented at ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...the essure permanent birth control system is the first and only female sterilization procedure to have zero pregnancies in the clinical trials. unlike

free services reduce women's pregnancy fears  -  Nov 21, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,...or the pill, female sterilization and the male condom are the top three most widely used contraceptives in the united states, according to the

dr. lisa roberts to participate in aagl global congress  -  Nov 13, 2007
PR.com (press release),...birth control and female sterilization. the practice’s special expertise is in advanced laparoscopy, which offers significantly faster recovery,

Indian children underweight, growth stunted  -  Oct 12, 2007
Chicago Tribune,...and knowledge of modern contraception remains low, with most couples relying on female sterilization as their main birth-control method, if any is used.

Conceptus Hires Spencer Roeck as Vice President of International  -  Oct 10, 2007
WELT ONLINE,The Essure procedure is 99.80% effective and is the first and only FDA approved female sterilization procedure to have zero pregnancies in clinical trials.

Caplis claimed birth control "fails at an alarmingly high rate ...  -  Aug 29, 2007
Media Matters for America,The 2005 National Survey of Family Growth found that 16.7 percent of women ages 15 to 44 rely on female sterilization and 5.7 percent rely on male

Women keep date with safe sex, says study  -  Sep 1, 2007
Hindustan Times,While female sterilization was 34.3 in 2004 as compared to 27.3 in 1993, male sterilization went down to 0.9 per cent from 3.4 per cent in 1992-93.

SUCCESS OF POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES  -  Aug 24, 2007
Press Information Bureau (press release),...(2) Non-availability of adequate number of working Laparoscope’s at the health facilities in the States for conducting Female Sterilization.

Conceptus Product Gets Nod From FDA  -  Jul 25, 2007
Forbes,Essure, which is classified as a female sterilization procedure, does not require incisions and can be performed in a physician's office with local

Conceptus initiated with "buy"  -  Jun 14, 2007
newratings.com...device has gained substantial physician acceptance and is poised to become going forward a standard of care in the permanent female sterilization.

Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, Spring, 2007,  -  May 31, 2007
VDARE.com,In Vietnam, a safe, simple, affordable method of female sterilization known as quinacrine sterilization or QS which had caused no deaths or life threatening

Feature: Injectibles today and tomorrow  -  May 30, 2007
Philippine Information Agency,Effectiveness - Used correctly, injectables are more effective than female sterilization. If women return on time for injections, in the first year or

Guangxi Officals Carry Out Massed Forced Abortions  -  Apr 23, 2007
Radio Free Asia,...“Such laws and practices required the use of birth control methods (particularly IUDs and female sterilization, which according to government statistics,

HIV in India — A Complex Epidemic  -  Mar 14, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),In Andhra Pradesh, female sterilization is used for family planning by 62.9% of married women and condoms by only 0.5%. Advocating the use of condoms has

Planned Parenthood needs $530000 for new building  -  Mar 21, 2007
Battle Creek Enquirer,In addition to those services, the Kalamazoo office performs low-cost female sterilization and abortion procedures. The services will remain the same at

Trust's u-turm on operations  -  Mar 12, 2007
Scarborough Today,Carpel tunnel, trigger finger, vasectomy and female sterilization procedures will also be lifted from the list of operations which required prior approval.

Conceptus 4Q Loss Narrows  -  Feb 27, 2007
Forbes,Conceptus said the boost in sales was driven by increased physician adoption of its female sterilization method, Essure. "At year end we had 804 physicians

V Is For Vasectomy  -  Feb 14, 2007
TomPaine.com,Vasectomy is three to four times cheaper than female sterilization, and even its one-time cost is far less than the monthly co-pays or out-of-pocket costs

Conceptus 4Q loss narrows  -  Feb 27, 2007
BusinessWeekConceptus said the boost in sales was driven by increased physician adoption of its female sterilization method, Essure. "At year end we had 804 physicians

Once families are done, many got for sterilization  -  Feb 2, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),Female sterilization – referred to commonly as getting your tubes tied – is a more complex and risky procedure. There are several variations,

Condoms provide a reason to celebrate  -  Feb 16, 2007
Oregon Daily Emerald,Today, five billion condoms are sold worldwide per year and are the third most popular means of contraception behind female sterilization and birth control

Sask. hospital reverses sterilization policy  -  Dec 20, 2006
Victoria Times Colonist,According to the official two-step procedure that must be followed when a request for female sterilization takes place, the appropriate procedure, alternatives ...

Conceptus initiated with "market outperform"  -  Dec 21, 2006
newratings.comEssure is expected to become a standard of care for permanent female sterilization, backed by 86,000 women sterilizations, healthy reimbursement and improved ...



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