What Is the Economic Cost of Unplanned Pregnancy Following Hysteroscopic Sterilization in the US? A New National Estimate Based on Essure® Procedure Prevalence, Failure Rates and Workforce Productivity.

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Although hysteroscopic sterilization (HS) (Essure ®) has been available in the US since 2002, there is disagreement regarding its efficacy, and there has been no study of the economic impact of HS failure. Our investigation examined the economic consequences of contraceptive failure with Essure in the US.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): World Health Popul

Title: World health & population

Publication date (Electronic): 2016

Volume: 17

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Reproductive Research Section, Center for Advanced Genetics, Carlsbad, CA, USA, Applied Biosciences Division, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Westminster, London, UK.

[2 ] Global Health Economics Unit, Vermont Center for Clinical & Translational Science, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.

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PubMed ID: 28332975

SO-VID: 6690b7fc-ae82-48a3-9ee9-e1ada5b932d4

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