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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.
Alleged Side Effects from Use of Mirena
Mirena is alleged to have many side effects. Vaginitis is one such side effect that our team of Mirena lawyers would like to discuss in this article in case you are interested in learning more about a Mirena injury or a Mirena law suit.
Vaginitis
Normal vaginal secretions are usually odorless and clear or white and homogenous. Vaginitis presents with abnormal vaginal discharge, as well as vaginal odor, vulvar irritation and itching, or pain with urination or sexual intercourse. Typical symptoms include a thick, curdlike, sometimes malodorous, white discharge accompanied by vulvar itching and inflammation. Diagnosis is confirmed by both physical exam and laboratory findings, including a normal vaginal pH, which is less than four and a half, and pseudohyphae on a potassium hydroxide-stained wet mount.
Other Complications
The most commonly alleged Mirena complications are heavy bleeding and cramps, which are more likely to occur in women who have never borne a child. Faulty insertion can lead to perforation of the uterus, and in some cases to the eventual escape of the IUD into the abdominal cavity, where it can cause serious damage.
Septic Abortion
Women who become pregnant despite the use of Mirena run the risk of septic abortion. A septic abortion is one that is followed by infection. The infection may be localized in the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus or vagina and may spread throughout the body involving organs outside the reproductive tract. The more widespread the infection the more dangerous it is.
Sepsis
Some women who have used the Mirena device have been known to suffer from sepsis. Small numbers of bacteria normally gain access to the bloodstream during such mundane daily activities as brushing one’s teeth. Bacteria in the blood without disease is called bacteremia. An important normal function of the liver is to help remove these bacteria. In the event of serious infections anywhere in the body, the number of bacteria that enter the circulation may be very large and may overwhelm many defensive mechanisms. Such an event is extremely serious and is referred to as sepsis. Sepsis represents a failure of the protective mechanisms of the body.
Perforation of the uterus
Perforation of the uterus with translocation of the device into the abdominal cavity is an alleged complication resulting from the insertion of the Mirena device. Most perforations of the uterus are entirely asymptomatic and are discovered at a routine checkup, when removal is attempted, or after delivery. In a few instances, however, translocated devices are known to have caused an intestinal obstruction.
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