Essure: A dangerous device that is now getting national attention
-Jennifer Lawrence and Rob Lewis Recently, the New York Times featured an article about the many problems associated with the Essure contraceptive implant: “Bayer’s Essure Contraceptive Implant, Now With a Warning”. See R.C.Rabin, New York Times, Nov. 21, 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/well/bayers-essure-contraceptive-implant-now-with-a-warning.html. The article discussed a woman, Kim Myers, who began having “sharp, labor-like pains” after having Essure implanted. Despite having the devices removed, the pain continued for three more years. Ultimately,