A recent study co-led by Yale researchers in collaboration with peers at the University of California, San Diego found that hysteroscopy, a banned popular birth control method of sterilization, is not ...

A birth control implant is available as a rod about the size of a matchstick that can release hormones into the body and prevent pregnancies for up to 5 years. 2,3 A doctor inserts it into the upper ...

N E W   Y O R K,  May 1 -- Scientists are researching a variety of female sterilization techniques that will make the process as quick and easy for women as it is for men. The standard ...

The FDA now recognizes vaporized hydrogen peroxide as an established sterilization method for medical devices, according to a Jan. 8 update. The change is expected to facilitate broader adoption of ...

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 approved hysteroscopic sterilization, a less invasive type of permanent contraception branded as Essure, it was considered a turning point in ...

Medgadget reports on a recent award given to Conceptus for their Essure permanent birth control system. An Essure mico-insert is placed at the opening of the fallopian tube. It expands and anchors ...

Women considering a sterilization procedure may want to look into Essure, a permanent form of birth control performed in less than an hour and with little to no recovery time. Essure was approved by ...

The federal government is cracking down on a widely used sterilization agent for medical devices, drawing concern from the medtech industry and cheers from environmental advocates. Last month, the ...

EtO is used in gaseous form to sterilize roughly half of all medical equipment manufactured in the U.S., including at least some nasal swabs used in diagnostic tests used to detect COVID-19. It is ...

Jim Kasic of Boulder Sterilization will be a featured speaker at next week's Sterilization Summit USA 2025 in Anaheim, California.