Angie Derry knew that her Essure implants were designed to remain inside her body forever. But two years after a doctor inserted the tiny coils into her fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy, the ...

(HealthDay)—Essure implants used in female sterilization have come under fire in recent years, with women reporting a wide array of problems to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A new study from ...

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When Christina Potts was looking for permanent birth control, she said, her doctor was a “cheerleader” for one option and one option only: Essure. Potts says the device, which is implanted in a ...

One night in April 2015, Keisha Carney tried to go to bed in spite of a bad toothache, which turned into an even worse headache — the kind that doesn’t let you sleep. “I couldn’t stand still. I was up ...

Jessica Smith’s unedited, angry comment is still on the FDA’s website, much to her surprise. “You had an opportunity to remove Essure from the market. You blew it,” it reads. Despite complaints from ...

Bayer Pharmaceuticals paid doctors millions of dollars to promote Essure over the past five years, CNN reports. The permanently implanted birth control device, an alternative to tubal ligation that is ...

Hysteroscopic sterilization involves placing a small implanted birth control device, called Essure, through the vagina into a woman’s fallopian tubes in order to prevent pregnancy. In contrast, ...

Robotic surgery with CO2 laser articulating fibers permits removal of Essure without invasive surgery. A permanent contraceptive device called Essure (Bayer), designed as a less invasive alternative ...

Family planning can come with many questions, concerns and fears. Once a woman makes the personal decision to not or no longer have children, there are various types of birth control to consider and ...