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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.
Mirena May Cause a Hysterectomy
One injury that may result from Mirena is a hysterectomy. More information on this potential complication, which is unnecessary in our opinion, is as follows:
Complications of Hysterectomy
| Anesthesia-related complications | Unsuccessful spinal anesthesia: rareCardiac arrest: very rare, but possibly lethal
Vomiting under anesthesia: rare, but potentially serious, leading to pneumonia |
| Complications during surgery | Hemorrhage: rareErroneous diagnoses: frequency difficult to estimate
Damage to surrounding organs: bowel, bladder, uterus; about 1-2 percent Need for additional, unintended surgery: rare Transfusion reactions: about 1 percent |
| Postoperative complications | Infections: mostly skin, bladder, vagina, lungs: frequent but rarely seriousVenous clotting: frequent, but major complications rare
Delayed return of bowel function, urinary tract function: frequent, but usually of little consquence Incision does not heal, breaks open: 1 percent Thrombo-embolic disease: under 1 percent, but potentially fatal |
| Delayed complications | Readmission to hospital: rareIncisional hernias: rare
Intestinal obstruction from adhesions: very rare Ovarian cysts: probably about 3-5 percent Ovarian cancer: if ovaries left behind, about 1 percent |
| Hormonal changes | Heart disease Bone loss (osteoporosis): delayed, but frequent if ovaries removed and estrogen not replacedPremature ovarian failure (premature menopause): very rare |
| Emotional consequences | Depression and anxiety: frequent, but transientSexual difficulties |
| Surgical mortality | Dying during or within a month of surgery: Slightly above 0.1 percent overall, less for younger women |
Preventing Complications By Mirena
Some of the most preventable complications are the emotional aftereffects of hysterectomy. Good rapport with the surgeon is critical. A thorough understanding of the purpose and effects of any operation are so essential that much of the next section is devoted to these topics. Be sure your surgeon knows what other illnesses you have or may have. If you have other medical problems, such as, for instance, hypertension or diabetes, make sure that all your specialists contact your gynecologist before surgery. This may appear obvious and simple, yet only too often these professionals do not connect with each other carefully enough to ensure quality care.
Effect of a Mirena Hysterectomy on Sexual Life
Hysterectomy may shorten the vagina, and scar tissue may cause pain on intercourse. During hysterectomy, as a rule, little vaginal length is lost, but during a radical hysterectomy, performed to deal with cancer, one-third or as much as half the vagina may be removed. Radiation may also be administered. In such instances, the vagina may be significantly shortened, and radiation usually causes a distinct hardening of the vaginal walls. It also destroys ovarian function, causing the onset of menopause. The sexual rehabilitation of these women is often difficult.
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