[Utilization of Essure® micro-insert for hydrosalpynx occlusion in infertile women]

N Thébault; P-L Broux; L Moy; J Vialard

doi:10.1016/j.jgyn.2011.12.003

[Utilization of Essure® micro-insert for hydrosalpynx occlusion in infertile women]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2012 Apr;41(2):145-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2011.12.003. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Thébault¹, P-L Broux, L Moy, J Vialard

Affiliation

¹ Service de gynécologie, obstétrique et assistance à la procréation, clinique mutualiste la sagesse, 4, place Saint-Guénolé, 35000 Rennes, France.

PMID: 22226634
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2011.12.003

Abstract

Objective: To assess the feasibility and the results on fertility of tubal hysteroscopic proximal occlusion with Essure(®) micro-insert in women with hydrosalpinges.

Patients and methods: Thirteen infertile women with hydrosalpinges, who underwent hysteroscopic tubal exclusion by Essure(®) prior to IVF procedure.

Results: The placement of micro-insert was feasible and easy in every patient, with no intra-operative complication. Only one postoperative infectious complication (pyosalpinx) occurred. We report a 64 % rate of pregnancy, and a 18 % rate of normally ongoing pregnancies with no Essure(®)-related complication.

Conclusion: Hydrosalpinges occlusion by Essure(®) device might be an easy and safe alternative to laparoscopic treatment, with successful results on fertility and without adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Fallopian Tube Diseases / complications*
Fallopian Tube Diseases / surgery*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro / methods*
Humans
Hysteroscopy*
Infertility, Female / etiology*
Infertility, Female / therapy
Pregnancy
Sterilization, Tubal / instrumentation
Sterilization, Tubal / methods