Side Effects Of Essure Device

In some cases the implant can cause serious side effects.

Side effects of essure device. Though bayer advertised essure as a less invasive alternative to tubal ligation the device s side effects likely outweigh any benefits. But there have been reports of serious side effects with the device including persistent pain development of a hole in the uterus or fallopian tubes and movement of the device from the fallopian tubes into the pelvis or abdomen. On december 31 2018 bayer stopped selling and distributing the essure device in the united states. Essure is a permanent irreversible form of birth control.

Serious side effects experienced by women who have undergone this procedure include perforated organs expulsion and migration of the device and abnormal bleeding. Studies on the safety of the essure device continue even though it s off the market. Essure side effects and complications. Some women have needed more than one surgery to remove their device.

Essure is the only nonsurgical permanent birth control option approved for women ages 21 to 45. Learn more about essure s brushes with the fda here. Common complications reported by women include. The essure facebook group boosted media coverage of device side effects.

The fda has recorded 26 incidents of fatalities associated with essure. By the end of 2017 the fda received more than 25 000 adverse event reports for essure and 40 reports of death. Although initially believed to be safe by the fda it is again under review. Four were the deaths of the adult women with the devices while the rest were either the loss of an unintended pregnancy or an infant that died shortly after birth.

This can lead to the need to remove the device. The device may lead to serious side effects. Food and drug administration has received thousands of essure side effect reports since the device hit the market in 2002. The most serious of all essure side effects have even led to the deaths of a handful of patients.

Essure removal requires additional surgery. Reported side effects range from mild pelvic pain to death.