Bayer is facing a massive collective lawsuit filed by thirty women who say their Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy or surgical removal of the controversial permanent birth control device.

One plaintiff, Theresa W. of Missouri was implanted with the Essure birth control device in June 2015.

Subsequent to the implantation, Theresa claims she suffered significant physical injuries and damages caused by the Essure system including severe and persistent pelvic and abdominal pain, fallopian tube rupture and abnormal bleeding.

Another named plaintiff, Tekella S., who was implanted with the Essure device in August 2009, allegedly suffered severe injuries.  Tekella says her Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy, which was performed in October 2012.

In fact, all thirty plaintiffs, including Tekella and Theresa, claim that Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy or surgical removal of the device and that the damages inflicted by Essure were a direct result of Bayer’s wrongful and negligent conduct in marketing the allegedly unsafe device.

More About Essure

When Essure hit the market more than a decade ago, the permanent form of female birth control was considered a major innovation for women who didn’t want to have any more children. However, serious side effects have prompted an FDA investigation.

Essure birth control is manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. It received FDA fast-track clearance in 2002, because it offered the first alternative to surgical sterilization and promised a quick recovery.

It is the only non hormonal birth control option that doesn’t require a skin incision for women who want permanent birth control.

Soft flexible inserts are placed into the fallopian tubes, which carry the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. After about three months, tissue forms around the inserts. The build-up of tissue creates a barrier that keeps sperm from reaching the eggs, thereby preventing conception.

Essure Birth Control Injuries Require Hysterectomy

The Essure birth control implant is offered as an outpatient procedure by many medical facilities. During the surgery, a doctor inserts bendable coils into the fallopian tubes, passing through the vagina, cervix and uterus.

The process thus causes scar tissue to form around the coils over several months, which blocks the tubes, preventing insemination.

However, this permanent birth control device has demonstrated a strong tendency to migrate, which can lead to perforation of the fallopian tube or the uterine wall.

Other reported Essure injuries include severe pain and cramping, blood clots, infection, pelvic pain, depression, weight gain and extreme fatigue.

Additionally, Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy or surgical removal of the device. According to the FDA, hundreds of women have had to undergo hysterectomies due to Essure injuries.

Women who have been harmed by the Essure birth control device are urging the FDA to take it off the market and warn the public about its potentially serious side effects.

Several have pursued Essure lawsuits, claiming the device seriously injured them and that their Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy.

Essure Lawsuits

Women who receive an Essure birth control implant for pregnancy prevention may be at risk for side effects like device fracture, migration and perforation of internal organs.

Many of these Essure birth control injuries require hysterectomy or risky surgery to remove the implant.

If you or a loved one has used an Essure device and experienced severe Essure birth control injuries, you may be eligible to file an Essure lawsuit.

The Essure Birth Control Injuries Lawsuit is Case No. 4:16-cv-01105 in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri.