NEW FDA WARNING ABOUT PERMANENT FEMALE CONTRACEPTION, ESSURE®
Essure® is a permanent, non-surgical, birth control method for women in which a flexible metal coil is inserted through the vagina and cervix and into the fallopian tube. Over time, scar tissue builds up creating a barrier preventing conception.
Since its release in 2000, more than 5,000 women have filed complaints with the FDA concerning side effects such as:
Additional surgery, including hysterectomy
Autoimmune response such as fatigue, rash, hair loss, weight gain
Chronic pain
Bleeding
Miscarriages
Ectopic pregnancies
Unintended pregnancy
Perforation
Expulsion
Migration of the device
Death
On Monday, February 29, 2016, the FDA announced it will require a new “black box warning” label for Essure®—the highest warning available to call attention to serious or life-threatening risks. The manufacturer of Essure® recently announced that it would discontinue sales of Essure® in the United States prior to December 31, 2018.
If you have an Essure® implant and have suffered an injury, call us at 1-800-LundyLaw
