Mirena IUD
What Are The Dangers Associated With Mirena IUD?
Adverse Events reported that from November 1997 through August 2012, there were 47,222 reports of a serious adverse event where MIRENA was identified as the primary suspect drug causing that event https://bit.ly/2qM0LAm.During that time period, the top three adverse events reported in cases where MIRENA was identified as the primary suspect drug were: Device Expulsion, Device Dislocation and Vaginal Hemorrhaging. Some women have required hospitalization and there have been a few reports of death.
Potential Additional Concerns of the Mirena IUD:
- Uterus or cervix perforation
- Movement of the device in the body
- Embedment in the uterine wall
- Pregnancy in the fallopian tube
- Sepsis
- Additional Surgeries
- Infertility
- Infections.
On April 8, 2013, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered the formation of centralized pre-trial proceedings in New York: MDL 2434 / In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, Southern District New York before the Honorable Judge Seibel. There are currently over one hundred Mirena lawsuits throughout the United States that have been consolidated before Judge Seibel.
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