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Mirena migration injuries are more likely to occur in younger women, according to a new study published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology journal. More than half of 2,000 Mirena lawsuits filed in federal and state courts allege that the design defect allows the intrauterine birth control device to eject voluntarily and migrate. Since 2008, over 5,000 women have informed the FDA that the IUD moved out of the uterine cavity on its own and caused serious injuries to other body parts while migrating. Mirena attorneys across the United States are evaluating thousands of such potential legal claims for filing defective medical device product liability suits.
Research Warns Teens of Mirena Migration Injury, Rejects AAP Advisory
Reported in October 2014, the latest study warns that the risk of IUD expulsion is higher in users aged between 14 and 19. Of 5,400 case studies of Mirena and Paragard users studied, one in every 10 found her IUD displaced over a period of 36 months. An investigation showed the prominent role of the age factor in enhancing the menace of ejection. Teens face two-fold expulsion and injury risk than those in their 20s and 30s. The study corroborates the findings of two earlier studies, where doctors stopped short of recommending the IUD to women who had not yet given birth fearing Mirena migration injuries.
The latest revelations came in the backdrop of the recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics advocating use of Mirena and similar IUD birth controls by young women. Last month, the AAP advises doctors to appraise IUD benefits to teens and their guardians considering birth control pills. It suggested that teens should consider long-term pregnancy prevention methods, such as Mirena IUDs, to avoid everyday action that many tend to forget.
The study indicating higher chance of unexpected expulsion that may accompany serious injuries and potential risk of uterus damage raises concern over safety of birth control IUDs. Though the AAP advisory mentioned the possibility of infection linked to the IUD, it did not address the growing fears relating to spontaneous Mirena migration, which had played havoc with thousands of women rendering them childless or live with debilitating internal injuries.
An analysis of the MedWatch reports indicates as many as 72,000 Mirena side effect complaints made their way to the FDA since the IUD birth control was launched in 2000. About 47,000 adverse events reported in the last five years claimed Mirena migration while at least 1,300 users had uterus perforations during the same time. Actual figures may be much higher as many about 90% of such events go unreported.
Potential Mirena Migration Injury
- Voluntary IUD expulsion and migration
- Users becoming pregnant without being aware of IUD ejection
- Uterus perforation and damage to reproductive organs
- Partially damaged uterus make pregnancy unstable and prone to miscarriage
- Internal injuries caused by Mirena embedded to pelvic organs
- Hysterectomy or surgical removal of damaged uterus
- Multiple surgical interventions to remove migrated Mirena IUD and prevent spread of injury it causes
- Life-threatening surgery to remove the IUD in a women who becomes pregnant due to Mirena expulsion
- Streptococcal sepsis due to Mirena migration injuries
Do I Have Mirena Lawsuit?
Bayer, the IUD manufacturer, is defending more than 1,000 Mirena product liability litigations centralized at a Southern District federal court of New York. An equal numbers of Mirena lawsuits are consolidated at New Jersey’s Bergen County Superior Court for pretrial proceedings and discovery. The claims against the manufacturer include liability for its failure to warn about IUD side effects and risk of implant expulsion leading to complications, invasive surgical interventions, and injuries.
To know about the process for filing lawsuit over Mirena migration injury and seek defective medical device product liability claims citing IUD migration and perforations, please contact our team of Mirena attorneys or call on 1-800-632-1404.
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