My story and experience with Essure is rather graphic. In March of 2012, I was a graduate student about to earning my master’s degree when I was suddenly baker acted by a Baker Act commitee at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. I was sent to a mental hospital, held overnight, and released. The night I was there, the school officials ordered me sterilized me using Essure to block my fallopian tube. They also took off part of my cervix. I didn’t give my consent on the consent forms. The doctor did not even tell me that I was sterilized with Essure, but I was immediately suspicious. My gynecologist ordered the HSG test (hysterosalpingeogram) to confirm the blocked tube. I was devestated to learn that that Essure is not reversible. I can never have children.
Since being sterilized with Essure, I have gained over 60 lbs of weight, had problems with my monthly cycle, and I’ve had allergies from the nickel in the Essure product.
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