Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals was hit with a Mirena IUD lawsuit after a woman allegedly experienced severe complications from the intrauterine device.

Plaintiff Angelina M. had the Mirena IUD inserted on Jan. 29, 2013. Two days later, she returned to check on the device as she had experienced “pelvic cramping,” according to her Mirena lawsuit. The ultrasound showed that the device was in its proper location, the Mirena IUD lawsuit claims. 

On March 18, she requested the removal of the Mirena IUD due to the severity of pain. However, the medical professionals were reportedly unable to remove the device. She was forced to go to a hospital to have it surgically removed from her uterus, according to the Mirena IUD lawsuit.

The Mirena IUD lawsuit notes that the “IUD was malpositioned outside the uterine cavity and was found to be located in the left anterior cul-de-sac.”

Angelina is one of countless women to have allegedly suffered from device migration, which often leads to a perforated uterus and other complications.

The Mirena IUD lawsuit alleged that the “defendants intentionally and willfully concealed and/or suppressed the increased risks and dangers of perforation and embedment posed by the [Mirena IUD], and the likelihood that major surgery would be required to remove” the device.

This Mirena IUD lawsuit includes counts of defective manufacturing, defective design, failure to warn, negligence, strict liability, breach of implied and express warranty, and negligent misrepresentation.

The intrauterine birth control device has allegedly caused a series of health problems in hundreds if not thousands of women across the nation.

The Mirena IUD is a plastic t-shaped device that was approved in 2000 as a form of birth control. A medical professional inserts the device, which emits a synthetic progestogen, and it lasts five years. It has been a popular alternative to the traditional birth control pill as it does not require the patient to remember to take birth control pills every day. 

Though effective for some, serious Mirena complications have been reported. The Mirena IUD lawsuit claims Bayer had a history of “overstating the efficacy of Mirena while understating the potential safety concerns.” Because of this, Angelina and others were allegedly exposed to medical complications without warning.

This Mirena IUD Lawsuit is Case No. 3:15-cv-00315, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.