Uganda: Young Women Opting for Tubal Ligation in Busoga
[Observer] Hasfa Logose cuddles and plays with her four-month-old baby in the waiting area at Marie Stopes clinic in Jinja. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 31, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Federal Register: Labeling for Permanent Hysteroscopically-Placed Tubal Implants Intended for Sterilization, Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
The FDA is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Labeling for Permanent Hysteroscopically-Placed Tubal Implants Intended for Sterilization." This draft guidance addresses the inclusion of a boxed warning and a patient decision... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - March 4, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
UPDATE: FDA mandates new study, ‘black box’ label for Bayer’s Essure
Updated with comment from Bayer
The FDA today said it would put a pair of measures in place for the controversial Essure permanent contraception device made by Bayer (ETR:BAYN), mandating a new clinical study and new guidance on using the device.
Essure is a small metal coil that’s placed in the fallopian tubes via catheter. The FDA said last year that in the 13 years since Essure’s approval, the agency had received 5,093 complaints, including for pain or menstrual irregularities after using the device, and complaints of the device breaking. In addition to 5 fetal deaths, there were 4 reports of adult deaths for r...
Source: Mass Device - February 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health Bayer HealthCare Source Type: news
Labeling for Permanent Hysteroscopically-Placed Tubal Implants Intended for Sterilization - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff
This draft guidance identifies content and format for labeling materials for permanent, hysteroscopically-placed tubal implant devices intended for female sterilization. FDA believes this guidance, when finalized, will help to ensure that a woman... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - February 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
India to Change Its Decades-Old Reliance on Female Sterilization
For decades, India has relied on female sterilization as its primary mode of contraception, funding about four million tubal ligations every year. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ELLEN BARRY and CELIA W. DUGGER Tags: India Women and Girls Sterilization (Reproductive) Modi, Narendra Birth Control and Family Planning Indian National Congress World Health Organization Source Type: news
Birth Control & Cancer: Which Methods Raise, Lower Risk
By Kelli MillerIf you're a woman of childbearing years who wants to delay pregnancy, you might have heard that some birth control methods are linked to cancer. Spend a minute online and you'll probably find more than a handful of contradicting reports saying some types cause cancer, while others fend it off. How do you know what to believe?"This is a perplexing issue for many women," says Mia Gaudet, Strategic Director of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research at the American Cancer Society. For example, "there is consistent evidence that oral contraceptives (birth control pills) increase a woman's risk of b...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - January 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer Risks/Causes Source Type: news
Patient Denied Tubal Ligation on Religious Grounds: HealthLeaders Media
(MedPage Today) -- Also, should hospital employees be allowed to bring emotional support animals to work? (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 18, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Catholic hospital allowed to deny sterilization procedure, judge says
Hospital in California argued that the procedure known as tubal ligation would violate its religious freedom (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Permanent Birth Control: His and Her Options
If you're sure you don't want kids, find out from WebMD what's involved with permanent birth control options like vasectomy and tubal ligation. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Catholic Hospitals Say No to Life-Saving Abortions?Can Catholic Hospitals Say No to Life-Saving Abortions?
Are Catholic hospitals legally bound to provide such procedures as emergency abortions or tubal ligations? The hospitals say no, but the ACLU says yes. Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - November 12, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Essure sterilisation implant has 'high risk' of complications
ConclusionThe results of this study seem clear: women undergoing hysteroscopic sterilisation are more likely to need a repeat operation than women undergoing the standard laparoscopic sterilisation. However, we don’t know why.The study indicates that women having the newer procedure may have a higher risk of complications because of their age, and previous problems such as pelvic inflammatory disease. Although the researchers took these issues into account, they may have missed other factors contributing to the results. One additional factor is that all women undergoing a hysteroscopy have a standard check three months a...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
FDA panel recommends limited use of Bayer’s Essure until more is known about safety
An FDA advisory panel yesterday recommended that the agency limit the use of Bayer‘s (ETR:BAYN) Essure female sterilization device until more is known about its safety, after thousands of women reported serious health issues they attribute to the nickel-titanium implant.
Essure, the only approved permanent birth control device in the U.S., is a small metal coil that is placed in the fallopian tubes via catheter. The FDA approved the device in November 2002.
In the near 13 years since then, the health regulator said it had received 5,093 complaints, including those of pain or menstrual irregularities after using th...
Source: Mass Device - September 25, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health Bayer HealthCare Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Advisory Panel Source Type: news
Tubal Ligation, Salpingectomy, and Ovarian CancerTubal Ligation, Salpingectomy, and Ovarian Cancer
Dr Peter Kovacs reviews the results of nationwide, case-control study. Medscape Ob/Gyn (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - June 23, 2015 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Viewpoint Source Type: news
Tubal Ligation Cuts Risk of Aggressive Endometrial Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Lower mortality rate with the procedure (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - June 21, 2015 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Should I Get My Tubes Tied?
Tubal ligation is one of the most popular types of birth control. What should you consider to help you decide whether this method is right for you? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
