A silicone gel breast implant. By Laurie McGinley Laurie McGinley Reporter covering health and medicine Email Bio Follow May 2 at 2:34 PM A month after a dramatic hearing in which many women called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a type of breast implant linked to a rare cancer, the agency said it won’t take that action now but will increase efforts to collect and disseminate information about risks involving the device.
Some of those devices are not sold in the United States, the FDA said. In addition, while textured implants make up as much as 80 percent of the market share in some other countries, they represent only 10 percent or less of the implants sold in this country, the agency said. The FDA officials also addressed “breast implant illness” a constellation of autoimmune problems that includes joint and muscle pain and allergies and fatigue — a topic that was repeatedly raised at the March hearing.
Responding to such concerns, the agency said it is considering requiring implants to carry what’s called a boxed warning — the agency’s strongest safety warning. And it may require doctors and patients to sign checklists of risks to make sure women have the necessary information to make an informed decision.
No kidding.
Does Melania have these? She has some brand....
Shhh doctors don’t tell the ladies.
But Kinder Eggs are still illegal, wow
No reproductive healthcare but boob cancer they like
Say what? Well he is a republican and we all know they don't care about women.
Now if penis implants did this...
Women should just not get implants. I know FDA run by misogynist men anyway.
Breast implants are far-right extremists
If these were penis implants they would’ve been banned yesterday.
realDonaldTrump SenateGOP HouseGOP GOP US_FDA have lost their moral & ethical compass. They have no conscience. They absolutely do not care about anyone, but themselves, money & power. They are soulless and they have lost my vote.
SupermanHotMale Too many cancer fighting Big Pharm meds in the FDA pipeline. Think of it as an FDA balancing act. Yes, think of it that way.
The US_FDA is just another corrupt government organization!!
I hate to say it, but I feel like realDonaldTrump hands are all over this.
But you know, there’s no war on women or anything
gisellevonschell
Vote with your dollars, and do a little research before a procedure. You wont need the FDA to ban them.
Was that a direct order from the President, by any chance?
The government is in big boobs back pocket.
Trump too fond of big boobs?
well, trump does like big titties.
If there is even a sniff of implants causing cancer - BAN THEM .
Just like they won’t ban petroleum additives in ice cream, chlorine washed chicken or hormone injected beef. And British conservatives want to do a trade deal with crap the FDA approves. God help us.
So men can look at big boobs and women can chance it?!
Too busy chasing Juul pens. They’ll get around to this and opiates later.
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