NBC News

Conceptus(R) Signs Exclusivity Agreement With VirtaMed AG to Supply the EssureSim(TM) Hysteroscopic Simulator to Enhance Physician Training

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure (R) procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, ...
Business Wire

New CPT Code Values Provided For Essure Procedure

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2004--Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTS) announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule for the 2005 ...
JD Supra

Essure Medical Device Faces Attacks on Multiple Fronts

The threat of a hunger strike against the Food and Drug Administration, a Facebook page titled “Essure Problems Lawsuit” and a congressional bill calling for a recall of the female contraceptive ...
NBC News

Conceptus(R) Introduces the Only Patient Reliance Warranty for Permanent Birth Control

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure ® procedure, the most effective permanent birth control method available, today introduced ...
The Times Leader

Essure Coils Gains Popularity As Permanent Birth Control

Dr. Charles Miller, of Chicago, Ill., holds a coil device that is implanted in a woman’s fallopian tubes to form scar tissue which eventually blocks fertilization. Mct file photo Carol Caruso, 37, of ...
Business Wire

Conceptus Reports Essure Reimbursement Grows to 149 Million Covered Lives; Kaiser Permanente and Health Net Among Growing List of Insurers Covering Essure Procedure

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2004--Conceptus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS) today provided an update on recent progress in obtaining positive third party payer coverage decisions for Essure(R).
Consumer Reports

The Consumer's Guide to Essure Birth Control

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Ruth Wilson says it was a group ...
Forbes

Did The FDA's Actions On The Essure Contraceptive Go Far Enough?

Five months after convening an advisory committee meeting to discuss concerns about the safety of Essure, the only non-surgical permanent contraceptive, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday ...
CBS News

Bayer halts sales of Essure sterilization implant outside of U.S.

Bayer will discontinue the marketing and sales of the sterilization device Essure in all countries outside of the United States, the company announced on Monday. While a number of reports have linked ...
EurekAlert!

Landmark survey reveals that most women who are done having children do not discuss their options with their OB/GYNs

Hollywood, FL, Nov. 7, 2011 – A recent first-of-its-kind survey of 1,006 mothers in the U.S. showed that more than 75 percent of women reported being done having children, but only 24 percent ...
CNN

Essure birth control device tied to higher rates of pain and bleeding, FDA says

Even though it’s no longer on the market, new data has emerged around potential side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. The device, pulled from the US market two years ago amid ...
CNN

Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks

Family planning can come with many questions, concerns and fears. Once a woman makes the personal decision to not or no longer have children, there are various types of birth control to consider and ...