WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- A local congressman says the FDA grossly underestimated the harm caused by a contraceptive device. And he alleges the maker paid doctors kickbacks to recommend the device to ...

At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, Leverkusen, Germany-based Bayer will now add a box warning and patient decision checklist to the label of its permanent birth control device Essure.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The FDA slapped new restrictions on the sale of a controversial birth control device on Monday. The agency said some women aren't being properly informed of the risks of Essure ...

Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that has drawn thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it would require Bayer to restrict sales of its Essure birth control implant to medical practices like doctors’ offices that agree to fully ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) -- There’s a battle brewing over a popular birth control device that’s billed as a safe, effective alternative to having your tubes tied. It’s called Essure and the company says more ...

The FDA first announced their intention to provide a safety update about Essure late yesterday evening. Today's much anticipated report comes on the heals of a private citizen petition that raised ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) - The Food and Drug Administration is taking some action after hearing complaints from thousands of women about a popular birth control device. In January 7 On Your Side exposed ...

In the past year, Bayer Healthcare has come under increasing fire for the marketing and distribution of Essure, a birth control implant which has allegedly caused more than 300 fetal deaths and has ...

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