The FDA Just Failed Women Hurt by Controversial Contraceptive Device
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it would place a “black box” warning on a controversial contraceptive device, but stopped short of banning it.
Essure, made by German drugmaker Bayer AG, is a permanent contraceptive device consisting of metal coils that are inserted into the fallopian tubes through the vagina. Once in the fallopian tubes, scar tissue forms around the coils to block a woman’s egg from becoming fertilized.
