Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG announced that it is halting sales of the dangerous Essure device after thousands of women suffered serious side effects ranging from persistent pain to organ perforation.
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Bayer Suspends Birth Control Coil in Europe – but Not the US!
Bayer, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the controversial birth control device known as the Essure coil, has announced that it is suspending all non-US sales for “commercial reasons” but the product will remain on the market in the US.
EU Temporarily Suspends Essure Implants
The “E-Sisters” – women harmed by Essure – are fighting for justice and to get the word out about the dangers of the device.
The sale and implantation of the permanent birth control device, Essure, which has led to the death of at least four women and causes pain so severe some women report becoming suicidal, has been suspended in the EU for three months pending additional information.
Victims of Essure to Stage Hunger Strike
Women who have been injured by the birth control device, Essure, are planning a hunger strike to call attention to their meeting with the FDA on September 24, a meeting that they fear will be overshadowed by the Pope’s U.S. visit.
