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 ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Essure, a popular form of birth control, was marketed in 2002 as a permanent birth control without surgery. But, according to the Food and Drug Administration, more than 4,700 ...

Even though it's no longer on the market, new data has emerged around potential side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. The device, pulled from the US market two years ago amid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Essure is a permanent birth control device that consists of two small metal coils inserted through the vagina into the fallopian tubes (see image, below). The device is popular among women and ...

The FDA first announced their intention to provide a safety update about Essure late yesterday evening. Today's much anticipated report comes on the heals of a private citizen petition that raised ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The FDA slapped new restrictions on the sale of a controversial birth control device on Monday. The agency said some women aren't being properly informed of the risks of Essure ...

Bayer AG said Thursday it will pay $1.6 billion to settle claims that its birth control device Essure causes serious health complications, the latest in a string of settlements by the German company ...