Some Hormonal Contraceptives May Impact Childrens’ Bone Health, Case Study Warns
A new study finds some hormonal contraceptives can reduce bone density in adolescent users, increasing the risk of fractures and other health problems later in life.
Tag Archives: Birth Control
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Progress of Essure Birth Control Implant Post-Marketing Study “Inadequate,” FDA Warns Bayer
The FDA has labeled Bayer's post-marketing surveillance of its Essure birth control implants as inadequate due to a high rate of women dropping out of the study.
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Post-Partum IUD Insertion Carries Increased Uterine Perforation Risk: Study
A new study finds women face an increased risk of IUD uterine perforation if implanted with the birth control devices soon after giving birth.
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85% of Bayer Essure Adverse Event Reports Submitted Last Year Linked to Device Removal: FDA
Thousands more reports of Essure adverse events were submitted to the FDA in 2021, with most involving reports of surgical removal of the device due to problems.
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Essure Organ Perforation Experienced By One Out of Every 50 Women Receiving Sterilization Device, FDA Interim Analysis Finds
The FDA indicates nearly 2% of all women who were implanted with an Essure birth control device suffered organ perforation injuries.
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Bayer Issues Final Analysis Report on Essure Complications and Injury Reports
Bayer's final report on Essure complications indicates nearly 60,000 women reported serious injuries and at least 115 died due to Essure birth control implant complications.
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Complications With Essure Procedures Continue To Mount After Recall, Settlements
A new Essure report suggests as many as 19 women have died due to problems with the recalled birth control implant.
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Bayer Reports Nearly 12,000 Serious Injuries from Essure Birth Control Implants, Including 9 Deaths
Bayer reports it received nearly 12,000 medical reports linked to the Essure birth control implant, which is no longer sold on the market, in the second half of 2020.
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Paragard IUD Risk Information Omitted from Advertisements, FDA Warns
The FDA has issued a warning letter to CooperSurgical for failing to include risk information about the ParaGard IUD in a direct-to-consumer video ad.
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Mirena IUD Lawsuits Over Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC)
A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by hundreds of women to reinstate Mirena IUD lawsuits which claimed the birth control device caused fluid buildup in the brain, resulting…
