Permanent birth control implants often seem like a convenient and safe alternative to traditional birth control methods. However, many women who have received Bayer’s Essure permanent birth control implants have reported unexpected and seriously damaging complications.

Unfortunately, the reports of those suffering from unexpected side effects have been on the rise in recent years. Many of the women who received the Essure permanent birth control implant manufactured by Bayer HealthCare say that they were never told about the risks of serious side effects, like bleeding or migration.

If you or a woman you know sought out permanent birth control implants under the impression that these were safe or that you knew all of the risks and then began to experience unexplained side effects, getting a doctor’s insight immediately is important to determine the next steps.

Essure Permanent Birth Control

Originally, the Essure permanent birth control implants were considered innovative contraceptive devices for women who wish to be sterile. Consisting of two flexible coils, the Essure implants are inserted into the patient – one placed inside each of the woman’s fallopian tubes. This permanent birth control implant is the only non-surgical method of sterilization for women seeking long term or permanent birth control.

However, many women who received the Essure permanent birth control implant have complained of severe complications, ranging from rashes and bloating, all the way to excessive bleeding, pelvic pain, miscarriage, organ perforation, and ectopic pregnancy. Many of the women who have reported these side effects to the doctor say that they were never told about these dangers when they first received the permanent birth control implants.

Originally approved in 2002, Essure received approval to go on the market through the fast track review system. Thousands of women opted to use the permanent birth control implants since it entered the marketplace, and since then the FDA’s adverse event reporting system has captured more than 4500 complaints related to Essure side effects.

Many of the women who have opted for the permanent birth control implants have had to learn to cope with serious side effects and claim that they should have been told well in advance about the possibility of developing painful problems or medical conditions.

Women who have reported problems with their permanent birth control implants say that Bayer Healthcare failed to warn them or give them enough information to make an educated decision about the risks versus the benefits. A number of them have filed an Essure lawsuit against Bayer, regarding their reported side effects.