The US Food and Drug Administration just announced that they will be holding a public meeting of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel on September 24 th in order to discuss “the safety and ...

It may be too little too late. But now the FDA has signed off on the use of transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) as a means of ensuring the proper placement of the Essure permanent birth control device ...

Perforated organs, metal coils lodged in colons, fetal disfigurement due to nickel poisoning. Chronic pain, exhaustion, bouts of depression and suicidal thoughts. It's the stuff nightmares are made of ...

Perforated organs, metal coils lodged in colons, fetal disfigurement due to nickel poisoning. Chronic pain, exhaustion, bouts of depression and suicidal thoughts. It's the stuff nightmares are made of ...

WHIPPANY, N.J., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer is reminding women with Essure that the safety profile of Essure, the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved non-incisional form of ...

(Reuters) - Bayer Healthcare said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved using transvaginal ultrasound as an alternate test to confirm if the company's Essure permanent birth ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After suffering symptoms of extreme pelvic pain, bleeding and migraines, former users of a birth control device known as Essure are pushing for Congress to immediately ...

Undergoing female sterilisation may feel like the perfect solution for women who know they don’t want children, but a common method used by doctors in the UK has come under increasing scrutiny, both ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2004--Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTS) announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule for the 2005 ...

Hundreds of women are sounding off on extreme side effects. Oct. 10, 2013 — -- A popular and permanent form of birth control that hundreds of women say is causing severe adverse reactions has now ...

The logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the Bayer Healthcare subgroup production plant in Wuppertal February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (Reuters) - Bayer Healthcare said on Wednesday the U.S. Food ...