Essure: Out Of Sight, But Not Out Of Mind For Many Women

Though pulled off the market, Bayer stands behind its device

The Essure birth control device is no longer on the market, but that doesn’t mean it is no longer an issue for women who received the device, including some that had it removed. Still, Bayer says Essure’s safety profile remains positive.

Woman With Stomach Ache
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At first, Theresa Ingram accepted severe back pain, cramping, and heavy bleeding as symptoms from the Essure birth control device that would soon subside, because that’s what her doctors told her. It had only been a day since she had it implanted, so she decided to “deal with it” even though she could barely stand, she said.

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