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Thousands of women raise concerns about Essure birth control device

Tens of thousands of women say they suffered painful and serious side-effects from a medical device meant as a permanent birth control option. The device known as Essure is the subject of nearly 27,000 complaints to the FDA since its approval in 2002. Anna Werner reports.
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