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Mirena birth control device promoted by manufacturer Bayer as a safe way to prevent pregnancy has been blamed for causing brain injuries. A number of Mirena lawsuits have been filed in the recent months, alleging that the intrauterine device led to neurological disorders, vision loss, and tumor-like symptoms in users. Bayer faces over 2,000 Mirena lawsuits blaming that the defective contraceptive for migration, uterine wall perforation, and embedment with internal organs, which forced users to undergo surgical interventions, including hysterectomy.
Mirena Brain Injury Lawsuit
Nine women have filed Mirena lawsuits seeking product liability against Bayer claiming that they suffered from adverse neurological conditions after receiving the IUD. These petitioners have also requested the federal multidistrict panel to set up a separate MDL for pretrial consolidation of Mirena lawsuits linking the contraceptive device to brain disorders. According to them, at least 65 other women had similar brain problems linked to their use of the preventative and they are preparing to join the litigation.
Mirena brain injury lawsuits allege that levonorgestrel steroid hormone released from the birth control device caused users to develop idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a neurological disorder that impacts the functioning of the brain. Levonorgestrel packed in the T-shaped polyethylene IUD leads to enhanced cerebrospinal fluid levels, which increases intracranial pressure in the skull. Users experience brain pain similar to the one caused by tumors.
IIH also results in severe migraine that lasts for days, swelling of the optic disk, non-stroke neurological disorders, and vision loss symptoms, including temporary blindness. Users reportedly suffered from tinnitus or ringing-like sensation in the ears after using Mirena IUD. Scientific studies have linked all these symptoms to elevated pressure in the skull attributed to cerebrospinal fluid build-up.
“Because Mirena’s IUS label is devoid of any warnings of IIH, once a patient’s healthcare provider rules out transient cerebral ischemia or stroke as a cause of symptoms of migraine and/or asymmetrical visual loss, the healthcare provide will not typically know or advise a patient with IIH to remove Mirena IUS, which causes or contributes to the development and/or progression of IIH,” the petition seeking centralized consolidation of Mirena brain injury lawsuits claims.
Mirena Birth Control IUD Injury Reports
Mirena birth control was introduced in 2000. The IUD soon became a popular contraceptive option among women looking for long-term pregnancy prevention, leading to billions of dollars in revenue for manufacturer Bayer within a decade. In October 2009, the FDA revealed that it had received thousands of Mirena side effect complaints on its MedWatch reporting system.
More than 70,000 Mirena side effect complaints were reported to the FDA until 2012, according to the Cleveland-based WEWS channel. Mirena migration, uterine wall perforation, serious internal damages leading to hysterectomy, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and streptococcal sepsis were among the major Mirena IUD injuries identified.
The IUD has also been cited for post-use pregnancy problems, painful ovarian cysts, vaginal infections, angioedema, pelvic inflammatory diseases, and genitourinary problems.
About 47,000 of these reports dated back to timeline from 2007 and 2012. At least 5,000 women suffered due to spontaneous Mirena migration causing device failure, pregnancy, and internal injuries while over 1,300 went for hysterectomy after the displaced IUD significantly damaged their 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. Please also visit our Mirena Lawsuit Information Source.
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