Table 1 Patients with removed Essure®
From: Long-term patient satisfaction and removal rate after essure sterilization: a follow-up study
Age at sterilisation [years] | Body mass index [kg/m2] | Number of deliveries [n] | Pain during the insertion [scale 0–10] | Satisfaction with the procedure [scale 0–10] | Time from the insertion to Essure® removal [months] | Reason for Essure® removal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 29.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Pain in the lower abdomen |
40 | 23.4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 84 | Pain in the lower abdomen |
47 | 24.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Abnormal position of the insert |
40 | 28.4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | Abnormal position of the insert |
32 | 19.9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | During other gynecological procedure |
43 | 21.6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 72 | During other gynecological procedure |
33 | 23.0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 30 | During other gynecological procedure |
40 | 23.3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 60 | During other gynecological procedure |
38 | 20.6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Unilateral Essure insertion |
37 | 25.0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | Unilateral Essure insertion |