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 ...

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 ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some Missouri women who watched the new Netflix documentary "The Bleeding Edge" were moved to tears as they listened to women share their stories of pain they claim was caused when ...

Makers of permanent sterilization devices, including Bayer’s controversial Essure, should include a boxed warning as well as a patient decision checklist in the package labeling, according to FDA ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study appears to confirm what some women have said about a permanent birth control device called Essure. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The Victorian Supreme Court recently dismissed a class action on behalf of more than 1,400 women who received Bayer’s Essure contraceptive device. The decision attracted significant publicity, ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Nikki Morris has three very busy little girls at home in Haines City. Her husband works full-time and she stays home and home-schools the oldest while looking after the little ones.