On September 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a public advisory committee meeting to discuss safety concerns about the Essure – a permanent birth control device that is implanted in ...

WASHINGTON - A 13-year-old birth control implant came under new scrutiny Thursday as federal health experts discussed a host of problems reported by women implanted with the metallic device, including ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON-- Federal medical experts will take a closer look at a host of problems reported with the birth control implant called Essure, including chronic pain, bleeding, headaches and allergic ...

Bayer is continuing the war of words against “The Bleeding Edge,” Netflix‘s documentary about harms inflicted by the massive medical-device industry. The Netflix film includes an examination of ...

On February 29, 2016, the FDA announced it is asking for a new clinical study about the safety of Essure, a type of permanent birth control. The agency will also require a black box warning about the ...

Bayer will no longer distribute or sell the Essure permanent birth control device in the United States after December 31, the company said Friday. Essure, the only non-surgical permanent form of birth ...

When Amanda Dykeman was certain she was done with having children, she had two options for permanent birth control: surgical sterilization, which typically involves general anesthesia and a ...