The Essure coils were designed to remain in the body for life, and removal may be difficult. Though doctors who implant Essure are trained and certified by Bayer, there is no hands-on training for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — New concerns are surfacing regarding the controversial birth control device Essure. 8News has reported on women sharing stories of serious side effects and the FDA’s call for a ...

In 2009, Angie Firmalino had two tiny nickel coils placed in her fallopian tubes — the inserts of the permanent birth control device Essure, billed as revolutionary for being implanted nonsurgically ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are new calls for action against a birth control device that some say is dangerous and harmful to women. Women across the country have reported numerous health problems which they claim were ...

A US Congressman says a controversial birth control device has caused hundreds more fetal deaths than the FDA has publicly reported. For years, the 7 Investigators have been exposing the health ...

Next week Netflix is set to debut the documentary The Bleeding Edge from the directing and producing team behind The Hunting Ground and The Invisible War, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. The film examines ...

(WRIC) — A group calling themselves the E-Sisters held a daylong protest outside Bayer Pharmaceuticals main headquarters in Whippany, New Jersey. They were protesting a controversial birth control ...

Tens of thousands of women say they suffered painful and serious side-effects from Essure, a medical device meant as a permanent birth control option. The device is the subject of nearly 27,000 ...

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