Essure is a birth control device that has garnered nearly 27,000 complaints to the FDA since its approval in 2002. Women reported adverse effects including excessive pain, severe allergic reactions, and organ perforation. The FDA has mandated a black box warning for the device and restricted its sales. Bayer acknowledges unpredictability regarding who might face complications. Women like Amanda Rusmisell describe life-altering pain and challenges resulting from their experiences with Essure, which was marketed as a simple and non-invasive solution.
"The whole process was a very, very, very dark time for me," Amanda Rusmisell said. Even now, Rusmisell feels the pain from the choice she made 10 years ago.
Essure is a medical device designed to prevent pregnancy permanently, without surgery. A doctor inserts two small flexible coils in a woman's fallopian tubes where they're supposed to build up scar tissue and block the tubes.
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