A permanent birth-control implant called Essure will need to be labeled with a stronger warning that lists potentially serious risks of the device, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week ...

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 ...

Five months after convening an advisory committee meeting to discuss concerns about the safety of Essure, the only non-surgical permanent contraceptive, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday ...

New surveillance data on women implanted with the ESSURE female sterilization device -- removed from the market in December 2018 -- confirm that substantial numbers suffer abnormal uterine bleeding ...

A device called Essure has been hailed as the next generation of permanent birth control. Unlike a tubal ligation, which requires surgery, Essure can be inserted by catheter in a doctor’s office. But ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Food and Drug Administration officially said the birth control product Essure carries serious risks. Despite numerous reports from KATU and other media outlets, the FDA continued ...

There’s a lot that goes into choosing the right form of birth control. When I first talked to my OB-GYN about contraception, pills were the primary topic of conversation, but there are many different ...

For years, the 7 Investigators have been investigating the controversial birth control device called Essure. Now the FDA is ordering that sale of Essure be restricted. “To me, it’s almost like a death ...

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 ...

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 ...