Dozens of patients from across the country have filed an Essure lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare over the company’s Essure permanent birth control, alleging it causes dangerous complications.

The lawsuit over Essure permanent birth control alleges that Bayer Healthcare “negligently, carelessly, and/or recklessly” manufactured, marketed, and sold Essure permanent birth control to doctors and patients across the country, claiming it was far safer than it actually is.

The Essure lawsuit further claims that Bayer was aware of their device’s significant risks and the thousands of adverse events linked with it, but continued to market the device as safe and effective.

Because of Bayer’s actions, the Essure lawsuit claims, the plaintiffs have been seriously and permanently harmed after use of Essure permanent birth control.

These injuries include but are far from limited to organ perforation, severe chronic pain, surgery to remove the Essure permanent birth control device, and heavy menstrual bleeding. On top of these physical injuries, patients were also affected emotionally and financially, incurring significant costs from medical expenses and lost wages.

The plaintiffs filed their Essure permanent birth control lawsuit on multiple counts, including negligence, negligent misrepresentation, failure to warn, manufacturing defect, common law fraud, constructive fraud, fraudulent concealment, breach of express and implied warranties, and several others, including violation of the laws of Missouri, where the case was filed.

The Essure lawsuit claims that these plaintiffs are entitled to punitive damages due to the harmful side effects of Essure permanent birth control

Essure Permanent Birth Control

Essure is a method of birth control approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back in 2002. The Essure permanent birth control device is made up of two metal coils which are implanted in a woman’s fallopian tubes and left for several weeks.

This allows the surrounding tissue to grow in close around the coils, meant to block the fallopian tubes entirely and prevent pregnancy.

Hundreds of thousands of women undergo procedures to implant these devices each year, and Essure permanent birth control is one of the most popular.

Plaintiffs now claim that Bayer has known for years of the serious and even dangerous side effects linked with their Essure permanent birth control system. But instead of pulling the product or providing patients adequate warning about its risks, Bayer allegedly chose to actively withhold a large amount of safety information pertaining to the device’s dangers.

Essure Permanent Birth Control Side Effects

Essure permanent birth control lawsuits allege a number of serious complications, including but not limited to the following:

• device migration
• hysterectomy
• abdominal pain
• pelvic pain
• back pain
• bloating
• weight gain
• heavy menstrual bleeding
• irregular menstrual cycles
• perforated organs
• ectopic pregnancy

Essure Permanent Birth Control Lawsuits

If you or someone you love has suffered from pain after Essure or any of these side effects of the Essure permanent birth control device, you may be able to file an Essure side effects lawsuit.

The Essure Permanent Birth Control Lawsuit is Case No. 4:17-cv-00865-NAB, in the U.S. District Court f of Missouri.