Ana-Maria Trunfio-Sfarghiu

ORCID: 0000-0001-9494-6793 · 2 papers in corpus

qualitative 2026

Care Pathways and Determinants in Essure® Contraceptive Implant Use and Removal: A Qualitative Study

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy ·doi:10.1111/hex.70534

BACKGROUND: Introduced in 2002, the Essure® implant was promoted as a minimally invasive permanent contraceptive. After widespread use, increasing reports of adverse effects led to its global withdrawal in 2018. This study explores the expe…

case-report 2021

Confirmation of the systematic presence of tin particles in fallopian tubes or uterine horns of Essure implant explanted patients: A study of 18 cases with the same pathological process

Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) ·doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126891

OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between local and systemic symptoms and the wear of the tin weld of Essure implants. DESIGN: study of a series of cases. SETTINGS: Two French hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Eighteen patients explanted by hyst…