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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.

Mirena May Cause Pelvic Inflamatory Disease

Among women, pelvic inflammatory disease is a severe complication of lower genital tract infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. Each year, pelvic inflammatory disease affects an estimated 1 million U. S. women, of whom perhaps as many as 150,000 become sterile as a result. The use or Mirena device can result in pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is caused by the ascension of bacteria that have colonized the endocervix. Common sexually transmitted organisms include Chlamydia and Gonorrhea; anaerobic organisms include Peptococcus and Bacteroides; and facultative aerobes include E. Coli, Group B Streptococcus, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Haemophilus. The spectrum of upper genital sexually transmitted diseases includes inflammation of the lining of the uterus or pelvis, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, and tubo-ovarian abscesses. Unfortunately, at least one-fourth of those affected experience serious sequelae including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, or chronic pelvic pain.

Risks of Pelvic Mirena-Caused Pelvic Inflamatory Disease

Personal behaviors and sexual practices are two risk factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Unfortunately, no historical, physical, or laboratory finding can conclusively diagnose Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; clinical suspicion and empiric therapeutic interventions are required to avoid serious complications.

Symptoms of Mirena-Caused Pelvic Inflamatory Disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an inflammation or infection that travels up the vagina through the uterus to the fallopian tubes. It is often caused by sexually transmitted diseases, particularly gonorrhoea or chlamydia. It can also result from previous surgery, from appendicitis or from an injury to the bowel. It is also associated with the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD) such as Mirena. Acute Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common cause of tubal fertility problems and is relatively easy to treat with antibiotics, but the effects or damage are not so easy to deal with. Women who have Pelvic inflammatory disease may experience more and less severe symptoms depending on the extent of the infection. These can include pain in the abdominal area or pain when urinating, abnormal bleeding or vaginal discharge, a fever or chill. The infection can be treated effectively with antibiotics. If it is not treated it can result in scarring that will further impede fertility. In more severe cases it can block the tubes altogether, or result in the formation of hydrosalpinges.

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FREE NATIONWIDE CASE EVALUATIONS: CALL 1-800-632-1404

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 Mirena Injuries

The concept of intrauterine device or IUD has been around for many years. However the modern IUD became available in the 1960s when copper wire was added to the device which allowed it to be made much smaller than before.

Mirena is one of the newest IUDs in the market. The Mirena device is a progestin containing intrauterine device that delivers levonorgestrel topically to the endometrium. The effect of the device lasts for at least five years. It can be easily removed. The FDA announced its approval in December 2000 and its sponsor, Berlex Company (the American subsidiary ofSchering,Berlin) began marketing in theUnited Statesin 2001 after successfully launching the contraceptive product inEurope. The intrauterine device is a small plastic device that is inserted in the uterine cavity by a physician. It prevents pregnancy by not allowing a fertilized egg to implant itself in the uterine lining and can remain in place for several years if no difficulties arise. Exactly how this happens is not known, although it is believed that the IUD acts as a foreign body, stimulating an inflammatory reaction in the endometrium. While this reaction creates no discomfort to the user, it creates an environment unfavorable to the implantation of the fertilized ovum. Despite its excellent contraceptive effectiveness rating, the IUD has posed a number of health problems to many users.

Mirena Side Effects

Some women may have progestin side effects after using Mirena. Some women have irregular light spotting for up to three months after the insertion. Another serious side effect that has been associated with the use of Mirena is Abscesses. Abscesses are slow to heal and may cause chronic pain. The most common pelvic abscesses are called TOAs (tubo-ovarian abscesses), but abscesses may occur in other sites as well. Abscesses inflict widespread damage to important tissues; because they tend to recur, they are regarded as chronic conditions. These, too, are treated with antibiotics, but the response is less certain. Like sinus infections, chronic tubal infections are difficult to eradicate. Recurrences need prolonged antibiotic treatment, sometimes surgery for draining abscesses, and often cause such misery that hysterectomy may be considered an acceptable alternative, simultaneously excising the tubes.

An abscess is a cavity filled with pus and lined with inflamed tissues. Abscesses form where there is equilibrium between the invading bacteria and the resisting host. Several days after the infection, an abscess near the surface of the skin will become hot, red, tender swelling. If it is deep inside the body, the abscess cannot be seen or felt and the patient will feel ill and run a high temperature for no apparent reason.

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FREE NATIONWIDE CASE EVALUATIONS: CALL 1-800-632-1404

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.

Mirena Injuries

Mirena side effects have included Ectopic Pregnancy, Intrauterine Pregnancy (a pregnancy in the uterus with the IUD in place), Group A streptococcal sepsis, Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), Embedment of the device in the uterine wall, and Perforation of the uterine wall or cervix. Other common Mirena side effects include Irregular Spotting or Bleeding, Headaches, Ovarian Cysts, Vaginitis, Painful Menstruation, Pelvic Pain, and Breast Tenderness.

If you or a loved one were injured by Mirena, we would be honored to hear from you.  We are offering free lawsuit consultations to all victims of Mirena injuries. We urge you to contact one of our experienced and compassionate Mirena injury lawyers today to protect your legal rights.

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Mirena 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.

Mirena Lawsuits

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.

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