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.
Tag Archives: Birth Control
-
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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…
-
Bayer Identified Another 7,332 Reports Involving Serious Injury from Essure in June thru August 2020
A new report on Essure injuries indicates Bayer has received more than 7,000 reports of serious injuries and reports of 73 deaths associated with the birth control implant.
-
Paragard Copper IUD Risk of Fracturing During Removal Not Adequately Disclosed By Manufacturers: Lawsuit
A North Carolina woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against the makers of Paragard, alleging that the popular copper IUD fractured when her doctors attempted to remove the birth…