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Our team of attorneys are now investigating claims and prepared to file Mirena lawsuitsinvolving 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 theMirena device, including perforation of or imbedment in the uterus.
Perforation of the Cervix
Mirena is alleged to have many side effects. Mirena is an interuterine contraceptive device {IUD}. As a Mirena attorney that wants to provide information to women or their loved ones about making a Mirena claim or to discuss a Mirena lawsuit, Mirena has its own side effects. One such side effect is perforation of the cervix.
Sometimes the Mirena device may pass through the uterus. This is referred to as the perforation of the uterus or uterine perforation. Perforation of the uterus is the most worrying complication associated with the use of the Mirena device. The experience of the user plays a vital role in the frequency of this complication.
The aetiology of uterine perforation with interuterine devices such as Mirena is not clear. There appears to be a close relation between the time of insertion and the risk of perforation. Although a well established relationship between the time and the technique of insertion and the incidence of uterine perforation does exist, spontaneous translocation could account for a significant proportion of the uterine perforations.
The possible effects of perforation are dual. The first effect is that one could expect pregnancy. Once the Mirena device perforates the uterus, it can no longer prevent pregnancy. It looses it uses as a contraceptive. The second effect is tissue reaction to the presence of a foreign body in the peritoneal cavity. Some patients can experience a non-specific chronic inflammatory change. Once it perforates the uterus, it can move outside of the uterus. This can result in infection, internal scarring and even damage to other organs. In some cases of uterine perforation, the patient may have to undergo surgery to remove the Mirena device.
If the Mirena device perforates the uterus, it can also result in a cervical perforation. The cervix may also be perforated when the Mirena device is being expelled. Cervical perforation results in cervical pain and tenderness, pain and difficulty in swallowing and sometimes crepitus.
Intestinal Perforation
In rare cases, once the Mirena device perforates the uterus, it can go on to perforate the intestines. Symptoms of intestinal perforation include severe abdominal pain, nausea, chills, vomiting and fever. Generally patients who suffer intestinal perforation have to be operated on and their hole must be surgically repaired. In some case, a portion of the intestine may have to be removed to save the patient. In extremely rare cases, intestinal perforations can be successfully treated by antibiotics.
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