FDA Panel Discusses Further Testing Of Popular Birth Control Device

DENVER (CBS4) During a daylong hearing in Silver Spring, Maryland, members of the Food and Drug Administration’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel heard testimony for and against a popular form of permanent birth control called Essure.
A summary of that hearing indicates that Bayer HealthCare, the maker of the Essure device, presented information about product development and physician training, statistics about safety and effectiveness of Essure, as well as real world experience of