Kan. Woman Sues Bayer, Alleging Mirena IUD Caused Miscarriage

Kansas plaintiff Tasha L. Raine is suing Bayer Pharmaceuticals for the injuries she allegedly sustained from the Mirena IUD birth control product. Raine alleges that she suffered severe debilitating consequences, including miscarriage, as a result of using Mirena.

Raine alleges in the lawsuit that she first had the Mirena IUD implanted on Aug. 25, 2008. It was reported as a normal procedure without any mishaps during the implantation process. However, soon after the procedure, doctors could no longer find the Mirena IUD inside the plaintiff, which lead them to believe that she had spontaneously expelled it. After multiple ultrasounds, the plaintiff and the doctors accepted the theory of the Mirena IUD being expelled from her body.

Sometime later, Raine had been prescribed oral contraceptives because she believed the Mirena IUD was no longer in her body. However, when she wanted to have a baby, she took herself off the birth control pills. Tragically, Raine suffered a miscarriage. The Mirena IUD was finally discovered inside the plaintiff in July 2013. The device was found to have migrated into her abdomen and had lodged itself into the upper quadrant of that area, at the level of her 10th and 11th ribs. The plaintiff underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove the device on Sept. 5, 2013.

The Mirena lawsuit alleges that due to the debilitating side effects of the Mirena IUD, Raine had suffered a miscarriage and is no longer able to become pregnant. Had she known about any of the side effects she had gone through, she would have never used the Mirena IUD, she claims. The lawsuit further alleges that at no point in time was she or physicians made aware of these potential Mirena IUD complications; there were no indications or warnings on the product’s label, nor had the defendant company made any effort to notify her. Raine states Bayer had the obligation to notify her of these possibilities because she was relying on the accuracy of the company’s given information on the Mirena IUD.

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

Overview of Mirena IUD Complications

The Mirena IUD device was approved by the FDA in 2000 as a long-term contraceptive, and is manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. It is currently the only intrauterine device available in the United States, and is one of the most popular contraceptives on the American market, with over two million users. Medical experts state that many patients choose the IUD device because it does not require a strict schedule commitment to maintain its contractive efficiency, as compared to oral contraceptives.

The Mirena IUD is a t-shaped device which is inserted directly into the uterus of the patient, which should always be done by a medical professional. From the device’s end points, it releases a synthetic progestin called levonorgestrel, which prevents the egg and sperm from fertilizing. It is designed to last up to five years, which resulted in its mass popularity in the American market. Despite its popularity, many scientists have criticized Bayer for using levonorgestrel in this device, because the company admits that they are not entirely sure of how the hormone affects the body. Experts suspect that levonorgestrel is the cause of the side effects of ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages.

From 1997 to 2012, there have been approximately 45,966 adverse injury reports submitted to the FDA, regarding the Mirena IUD.

Raine’s case is joining MDL No. 2434 before the Honorable Judge Cathy Siebel, where she will stand with other women alleging similar injuries. This case is currently still pending.

This case is labeled as: Tasha L. Raine vs. Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Case 6:13-cv-01424-KHV-DJW, in the United States District Court of the Kansas-Wichita Division.

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