Essure may be right for you if you:

• Are certain you do not want any more children
• Want to stop worrying about unplanned pregnancy
• Want to stop managing your temporary birth control method
• Would like to stop taking hormone-based birth control
• Want to avoid the incision, scarring or risks of other birth control procedures
• Are concerned about general anesthesia
• Want to avoid the pain and recovery time of a tubal ligation
• Want more spontaneity in your sexual relationship

You should delay your decision if you:

• May want to have children in the future
• Are pregnant or think you might be pregnant
• Have been pregnant during the past six weeks
• Have an active or recent pelvic infection