Simmone Burford from Adelaide had the procedure following the birth of her third child in 2008 after being told it would be painless with no side effects Many ended up with excruciating pain and other adverse effects which impacted on every aspect of their lives. Up to 7,000 women in Australia opted for a contraceptive called Essure, a sharp metal coil inserted into each fallopian tube aimed to generate enough scar tissue to block sperm reaching an egg. Australian women have recalled the agonising pain a tiny contraceptive device has had on their lives with many forced to undergo hysterectomies.įive years after vaginal mesh implants were banned in Australia, a class action has been launched on behalf of thousands of women with the backing of US legal advocate Erin Brockovich.
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