[Evaluation of satisfaction after hysteroscopic tubal ligation. About a study from the CHU of Besançon].

Objective: The Essure(®) system is a hysteroscopic sterilization method. The purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the sterilization procedure with Essure(®) devices without anesthesia.

Patients And Methods: The descriptive study included all tubal sterilizations with Essure(®) devices performed without anesthesia, with MEOPA, from January 1st, 2013 till February 28th, 2014 in the CHU of Besançon.

[Impact of a major decrease in the use of episiotomy on perineal tears in a level III maternity ward].

Objective: To evaluate the perineal outcome after a major decrease in episiotomy rate in a high-risk (level III) maternity ward.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study in a teaching high-risk maternity comparing perineal tears between 2003 and 2010. We included for analysis: pregnancies at 25 weeks or more, fetal birthweights of 500 g or more, vaginal deliveries in our maternity, singletons or multiple pregnancies, cephalic or breech presentations.