Changes in consciousness, severe bleeding or other serious symptoms may require emergency treatment. Since intrauterine devices IUDs were reintroduced to the market in and Mirena was approved in , it has grown in popularity.
Unfortunately, a number of women have also developed serious side effects including many who have experienced Mirena organ perforation after the device migrated or moved from its original position. Mirena is a T-shaped device which is constructed of a medication-eluting plastic which releases the birth control hormone, levonorgestrel over a long period of time.
Mirena is implanted in the uterus by a physician and is intended to be left in place for up to 5 years. Once seated in the uterus, if the IUD device moves or migrates from its original position, it may begin to erode the abdominal, uterine or other organ walls.
It may also perforate or even penetrate organ walls, resulting in a potentially life-threatening injury. Mirena organ perforation is most commonly seen in the uterus but once it has fully penetrated the uterus, the IUD can migrate through to other areas of the body.
In addition to uterine perforation, some women have had additional organ perforation or involvement in the cervix, fallopian tubes, or abdominal organs such as the bladder or intestines. Though Mirena is an effective birth control method for most women, it is estimated as many as 1 in insertions may result in uterine perforation when the device becomes unseated and migrates.
If the device has penetrated all the way through the uterine wall, the device may damage other reproductive organs such as the cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Unfortunately, multiple surgeries may be required to locate the device in the body so it can be removed. Physicians may also be unaware that the symptoms the patient is experiencing are caused by device migration, thus delaying treatment. In one documented case, a patient was misdiagnosed multiple times and underwent multiple invasive surgeries before the problems with the IUD were finally discovered.
Surgical treatment for uterine perforation must be provided promptly to reduce the risk of potentially life-changing complications for women. While perforation of the uterine wall is often cited as the biggest cause for concern with Mirena use, there are also other potential complications may arise with method of birth control. Laparoscopic surgery to remove the device became necessary for the patients.
Patients who underwent surgery or who needed other treatment because of complications may have a claim for damages against Bayer. Many women have already taken action and filed a lawsuit to recover compensation for their losses, including medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering. Because multiple cases are pending against the drug company, federal claims have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation to expedite pretrial procedure.
The MDL initially involved 40 cases though additional plaintiffs have continued to come forward, adding to that number. It's totally normal to experience period-like cramping right after you get your IUD implanted.
If you get a hormonal IUD, you can expect your regular period cramps to become much lighter; if you opt for copper, your cramps might become more severe. However, if your cramps become more severe, or if they seem to be lasting for longer periods of time, this could mean your body is rejecting your IUD. Your body has several different ways of letting you know that all is not well.
While some people can be entirely asymptomatic when it comes to their IUD moving, others might have another strange symptom — constant recurring infections. If you keep getting sick and the only change you've made recently is getting an IUD, it might be to blame for your plight.
If your partner can feel it during sex, that's one thing — and very much still a sign that it's moving — but if you can feel it when you're doing stuff in the bathroom or just sitting around, your IUD is not where it is supposed to be. It's moved. While IUDs are designed to prevent pregnancy and by and large that's, like If you feel sharp shooting pains in your back and pelvis, and you're feeling tired, moody, or depressed, you might be experiencing an ectopic pregnancy thanks to your shifting birth control.
As the IUD is occupying space in the uterus womb , then pregnancy can also abnormally occur at another location such as the fallopian tubes.
This a medical emergency that can present with either abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, or no vaginal bleeding. That is why it is important following up with your provider who placed the IUD to check for placement at the time that has been decided," warns Dr.
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