And according to Amanda Rusmisell, a legislative liaison for the Essure Problems advocacy group, many of those doctors are unwilling to even try. “So many women in our group have gone back to the ...

WASHINGTON — In June, it looked like the thousands of women who have suffered detrimental side effects from the birth control device “Essure” were finally being heard. After receiving thousands of ...

Litigation involving the permanent sterilization device Essure is costing its maker, the multinational conglomerate Bayer AG. In 2016, Germany-based Bayer incurred impairment losses of $413 million in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

After receiving thousands of complaints about the adverse effects of the birth control implant Essure, the FDA announced late Wednesday that it has updated the list of risks and complications ...

Bayer will pay $1.6 billion to settle lawsuits from thousands of American women who said they developed debilitating long-term health problems from the pharmaceutical giant’s product, the Essure birth ...

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Friday that it will halt sales of its controversial Essure birth-control device in the United States at the end of the year, bringing to a close a protracted battle ...

Here is a warning for women: do your homework before putting anything in your body. Why? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules governing medical device safety are about 40 years old. They are ...

Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that has drawn thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health ...

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 ...