Amanda Antell  |  April 22, 2014

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Mirena IUD birth controlWest Virginia resident Danielle Bone filed a Mirena IUD lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals alleging that the birth control device lead to serious injuries she sustained leading her to and had to have have the device surgically removed.

Bone was 22 years old at the time of the insertion. The Mirena IUD was first implanted into her on April 5, 2012, and suffered no complications when the device was inserted. However, about a month after the device was inserted she started experiencing painful symptoms, at which point she went to her doctor to have it checked out.

Bone learned that the Mirena IUD device perforated her uterus, and had migrated to different area of her body. On May 11, 2012, Bone was forced to undergo laparoscopy surgery to have the device removed, it was found in her uterine cavity. As of now, Bone is contending with the injuries left behind from the surgery, and must undergo regular medical checkups.

Bone is filing this Mirena lawsuit because she alleges that Bayer knew of this possible injury, but had failed to warn her of it.  There was no mentioning of device perforation or migration on the device’s label, nor had the company alerted them to any relevant U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcements, or recent studies.  Bone asserts that Bayer had the responsibility to warn her and other plaintiffs of this possibility, because she and the others Mirena patients rely on the accuracy of the given information.  Bone insists that she never would have chosen the Mirena IUD, if she had known about the possibility of device migration or perforation.

So for being directly responsible for manufacturing, selling, marketing, and manufacturing a dangerous drug, Bone is suing Bayer Pharmaceuticals.  The charges include negligence, false advertising, concealing information, and misrepresenting a product.

Overview of Mirena IUD Complications

The Mirena IUD was first approved by the FDA in December 2000, and is manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. It is the first intrauterine device to be approved and sold in the United States, gaining over two million prescribers in the country since its release, and has garnered over fifteen million users worldwide. The Mirena IUD a long-term contraceptive device, which is designed to last up to five years inside the woman’s uterus.  It is popular because it is has a low-maintenance requirement, and is only required to be changed every few years.

The device itself is t-shaped, and made of biologically safe plastic that can be inserted into a human body.  The primary hormone it releases into the body is a hormone called leveonorgestrel, which seeps directly into the bloodstream from the uterus. Levonorgestrel is a synthetic progestin, which controls the woman’s hormone levels, preventing ovulation and fertilization. However, due to how closely it interacts with the woman’s reproductive cycle, doctors generally only prescribe the device to women who have already had one child.  Additionally, a massive number of injury reports indicate that the device has a tendency to perforate and migrate from the uterus.

The current Mirena IUD label does mention the occurrence of device migration, but states that it is an uncommon occurrence, contradicting the injury report numbers. Bayer Pharmaceuticals has been criticized by the FDA and the public for not adequately explaining the possible side effects of the Mirena IUD.

The Mirena IUD lawsuits have been consolidated into a Mass Tort called In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434, in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota.

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