Please discuss your plan for birth control, permanent, long term or monthly with your physician. Women have more family planning options than ever before. Sterilization is recommended eight weeks post partum.
As St. David’s South Austin Medical Center is our primary hospital, we will only perform surgical sterilization at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center for scheduled cesarean sections.
We also offer Essure in the office which may be covered by your insurance company under a copay instead of a hospital deductible. Long term birth control options include intrauterine devices (IUD’s Mirena & ParaGard) and Nexplanon where a small implant is inserted into the upper arm. Of course monthly (Nuvaring), and daily birth control pills are available as well.