Essure Sterilization Device Gets Complaints – And Erin Brockovich | TheNotMom
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But, webpage sections listing “Long-term Risks” and “Adverse Events” don’t mention that persistent or recurrent cramping can occur months or even years after the procedure. Thousands of women are saying that’s what happened to them when coils broke, migrated, or punctured the Fallopian tube.
The biggest problem is that when Essure gained FDA approval, it earned preemption status, meaning women who experience negative symptoms can’t sue the company that makes it. The actual company that makes it is pharmaceutical giant Bayer. The women want the law changed.
Enter Erin Brockovich.
The world was introduced to ballsy and boobsy Erin B. by Julia Roberts’ portrayal of her in a 2000 movie. Since Erin led and won a E Brockovich1993 multimillion-dollar case against Pacific Gas and Electric Company with no formal law training (and had a movie made about her) she’s become one of the best known consumer advocates in the country.
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