My name is Beth, and I had the Essure procedure done in May of 2011. I had never heard of it before then. I had turned just turned 40, and my obgyn wanted to take me off of birth control pills due to my age. He recommended this procedure, indicating it was safe and easy – the best alternative for me. I agreed, based on his professional opinion, which I never had reason in the past to doubt. Unfortunately, nothing about this has been easy for me. My periods now last a minimum of two weeks. Some months, I only have a week between when one ends and the next one begins. I experience horrible cramping, to the extent that I feel nauseous, and have bad headaches. I can’t imagine having to deal with this indefinitely, though it seems like as bad as I feel at times, other women out there have it much worse than I do. My heart goes out to all of you. I’m glad I found this website, so that I know I’m not alone in this.
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