Fifth death associated with controversial Essure birth control implant

[proverbialwisdom]

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Fifth death associated with controversial Essure birth control implant

Heather Catallo
3:51 PM, Apr 23, 2015
Update 10:51 PM, Apr 23, 2015

(WXYZ) - There has been another death associated with a controversial birth control device that the 7 Investigators have been reporting on for more than a year.

The deaths associated with the Essure birth control device continue to rise. And now the 7 Investigators have learned a woman has died while her doctor was inserting the Essure device.

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Taylor and Hodge are among the thousands of women across the country who complain of severe pain, miscarriages, and serious injuries. In some cases, the metal coils of Essure, which are used to block conception, have cut into other organs.

More than 4,500 doctors and patients have reported these and other health concerns to the Food & Drug Administration.

“Would I recommend my enemy to get this device? Oh no! Would I recommend anyone to get this device – NO,” said Hodge.

Essure is marketed as an alternative to tubal ligation that can be performed in a doctor’s office.

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[hedda_foil]

1. Bayer, which makes the device, maintains the “death is not a known failure mode related to Essure.”

Isn't that comforting?

[Skittles]

2. metal coils?

f*** that.............transvaginal mesh? HELL NO!!!!

[Novara]

3. I had to look it up to see what it really is

They put it INTO the fallopian tubes! Do you know how damn sensitive those are?

I had a tubal ligation almost 20 years ago and woke up in screaming, searing pain that took several shots of demerol and morphine to knock me back unconscious. The problem was that due to the layout of my uterus, the surgeon couldn't get around it to inject my fallopian tubes with painkiller. All he did was tie them with rubber bands, not put something metal in there! Fallopian tubes are incredibly sensitive. I can't EVEN imagine placing a little metal coil in there. OMG no.