Last month, it looked like the thousands of women who have suffered detrimental side effects from the birth control device "Essure" were finally being heard. After receiving a thousands of complaints ...

Bayer will pay about $1.6 billion and settle nearly all of the U.S. lawsuits that, over several years, have claimed the company’s Essure birth control implant caused serious injuries. The German ...

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, ...

On September 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a public advisory committee meeting to discuss safety concerns about the Essure – a permanent birth control device that is implanted in ...

Women implanted with Bayer AG's Essure permanent contraception device were more than 10 times more likely to require post-procedure surgery than those who underwent laparoscopic sterilization, a study ...

Litigation involving the permanent sterilization device Essure is costing its maker, the multinational conglomerate Bayer AG. In 2016, Germany-based Bayer incurred impairment losses of $413 million in ...

A US Congressman says a controversial birth control device has caused hundreds more fetal deaths than the FDA has publicly reported. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) says an independent report ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Monday placed new restrictions on a permanent contraceptive implant that has been subject to reports of painful complications from thousands of women. But the ...

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Friday that it will halt sales of its controversial Essure birth-control device in the United States at the end of the year, bringing to a close a protracted battle ...

Family planning can come with many questions, concerns and fears. Once a woman makes the personal decision to not or no longer have children, there are various types of birth control to consider and ...