A new Mirena lawsuit has been filed, echoing many of the claims made in  thousands of others which allege the birth control device can cause serious complications.

The Mirena IUD is a type of birth control implant. The Mirena IUD is designed to be implanted in a woman’s uterus, and remain in place for up to five years.

However, it has been alleged that the Mirena IUD is potentially dangerous and that some Mirena side effects can be life-threatening and require surgical intervention.

Postmarket reports — and Mirena lawsuits — have alleged that some patients using Mirena have suffered from uterine perforation. In uterine perforation, the Mirena IUD punches through the wall of the uterus and moves around inside the body, potentially damaging other organs.

Other reported Mirena complications involve embedment, a process by which tissue grows around the Mirena IUD, potentially causing pain and requiring surgical removal. This has led to a host of Mirena lawsuits.

In this Mirena lawsuit, plaintiff Andrea W. of Jackson County in Western Missouri alleges that she has suffered from devastating Mirena complications. In March  2012, she had the Mirena IUD implanted, based on advertisements that assured her and her physicians that Mirena was safe.

However, in February 2013, an ultrasound could not find the Mirena IUD in the uterus. In March of that year, she had exploratory surgery which located the device lodged in her abdominal tissue. To a small degree, tissue had grown around the Mirena device, holding it in place. The Mirena IUD had to be surgically removed.

Her Mirena IUD lawsuit echoes claims made in thousands of other Mirena lawsuits. These lawsuits typically allege that Bayer, the maker of the Mirena IUD, was aware — or reasonably should have been aware — of the serious risks associated with the device.

This lawsuit further alleges that not only was Bayer aware of these risks, but that it deliberately downplayed the risks, endangering the public and leading to her injuries and the need for her surgery.

So many Mirena lawsuits have been filed that the court system has resorted to a process called a multidistrict litigation, or MDL. In MDLs, the court system coordinates similar cases.

Since most Mirena lawsuits make similar allegations and hinge on similar evidence, they are ideal for inclusion in a single MDL. Thousands of Mirena lawsuit have been organized in a New York District Court.

This Mirena lawsuit was filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division.

The Mirena Lawsuit MDL is In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.