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Our team of attorneys are now investigating claims and prepared to file Mirena lawsuits involving the intrauterine contraceptive device Mirena®. Manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mirena is an IUD device [intrauterine device] that must be inserted by a trained health care provider and is intended to provide contraceptive protection for up to five years. Some women have experienced serious adverse side-effects and potentially life-threatening complications following the implantation of the Mirena device, including perforation of or imbedment in the uterus.
About Infertility and Peritonitis
Mirea is an intrauterine device, and although the Mirena is supposed to work as a contraceptive, it can sometimes fail and the woman can get pregnant. Women who do become pregnant while using Mirena are believed to have a high risk of ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is one that develops in the Fallopian tube instead of in the uterus. After a short time—at most a few weeks— the pregnancy outgrows the tube. Sometimes it is simply absorbed with no treatment being necessary but there is always the possibility of the tube’s rupturing with severe life-threatening hemorrhage.
Ectopic Pregnancy
An ectopic pregnancy is one in which the fertilized egg grows in a site outside of the uterus, most commonly in the Fallopian tube. An ectopic pregnancy cannot develop normally into a baby. As the pregnancy grows, it erodes into the blood vessels of the tube. Sometimes, the body will simply absorb this fertilized egg into itself without any medical intervention and the tube will heal spontaneously without surgery, but there is always the risk of bleeding from a large blood vessel. A ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening emergency.
Treatment
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy has to be treated by an open surgery because the severe bleeding needs to be rapidly controlled. It used to be that all ectopics were treated this way, ruptured or not, but since laparoscopy has become a well-developed surgical technique, it is clear that unruptured pregnancies, or those with only minor bleeding, can be treated laparoscopically. This is now the most common method of surgical treatment. It should also be mentioned that early ectopic pregnancies can often be treated with methotrexate, a cancer drug, which, in small doses, causes the absorption of the pregnancy without the need for surgery. The medication is given by injection and the absorption of the ectopic is followed with more hormone tests and ultrasounds until everything returns to normal. A further alternative is to place some methotrexate into the tube close to the ectopic pregnancy at the time of laparoscopy; this causes the pregnancy to shrink and be absorbed without the need for cutting the tube. The type of treatment depends on the severity of the bleeding, the size of the ectopic pregnancy, whether the other tube looks normal and healthy, and the particular skills and views of the doctor.
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Side Effects
Some women who have had Mirena implanted experienced serious and even debilitating or life-threatening side-effects. The device may migrate from its original position after being inserted, perforating the uterus or embedding itself in the uterus. In both instances, a doctor must locate and surgically remove the device. Mirena may also migrate outside the uterine cavity and cause adhesions or scarring that can lead to infertility. Depending on the damage caused, affected women may require a complete hysterectomy, and more serious complications could result in death.
Serious side effects that have been linked to Mirena include:
- – Abscesses
- – Embedment in the uterus
- – Erosion of adjacent areas such as the vagina
- – Infertility
- – Inflammation of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and internal organs (Peritonitis)
- – Intestinal perforations or obstruction
- – Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- – Perforation of the uterus
If you experienced adverse Mirena side effects, required surgery or have a loved one who suffered death following the implantation of Mirena, you may have a potential Mirena lawsuit.
No Recovery, No Fee
We take Mirena litigation cases on a contingency basis. That means that there is no cost to you unless we and our co-counsel are able to recover a settlement or judgment on your behalf. So, unless your case is resolved by trial, arbitration, settlement, or other resolution, you do not have to pay any attorney fees to us, or pay any costs. Litigation costs include filing fees, court reporter fees for deposition, copying costs, experts, and travel. Litigation costs are paid by our firm so you don’t have to have cash to pursue justice against medical device corporations.
About us
Our team of attorneys have been retained by clients across the country as to allegedly defective and improperly designed Mirena devices. In fact, our team of attorneys has represented patients around the globe for the allegedly defective Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implant device and other medical devices including the DePuy hip implant and the transvaginal mesh and transvaginal sling devices.
As a Mirena attorney, we will investigate your claim and with our co-counsel we stand ready to push your case ahead.
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