Essure birth control was first approved in 2002. — -- U.S. regulators said they would review a popular birth control implant device at a panel this week following multiple complaints. The implant ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure ® procedure, the most effective permanent birth control method available, today introduced ...

A Jacksonville woman who has been outspoken about wanting the controversial birth control Essure device taken off the market said she is encouraged by a draft proposal that aims to withdraw pre-market ...

Thousands of women say they've been harmed by the permanent contraceptive. But it's unclear whether the problems were caused by the device. The... When Amanda Dykeman was certain she was done with ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure (R) procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After suffering symptoms of extreme pelvic pain, bleeding and migraines, former users of a birth control device known as Essure are pushing for Congress to immediately ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- A local congressman says the FDA grossly underestimated the harm caused by a contraceptive device. And he alleges the maker paid doctors kickbacks to recommend the device to ...

After months of consideration, FDA has revealed next steps in its oversight of Essure permanent birth control. The agency is requiring maker Bayer to add a boxed warning and patient decision checklist ...

Tubal ligation is the most prevalent form of permanent birth control for women in the United States. However, women now have a new option: Essure. Essure is a 35-minute non-surgical procedure done on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that drew thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and ...

MT. PLEASANT, S.C., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, announced that a proposed settlement agreement has been reached with Bayer ...

Those women are now taking to social media calling for the FDA to pull the birth control called Essure from the market. A handful of valley women say they've been injured by the product. Thousands of ...