Lawsuit Details Painful Mirena IUD Side Effects

Lawsuit Details Painful Mirena IUD Side Effects

By Robert J. Boumis

Jodie Chaney of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals over complications allegedly stemming from her Mirena intrauterine device.

Chaney received a Mirena IUD on August 27, 2008, in Weatherford, Texas. A follow-up with a sonogram the next month revealed the IUD was in place. Two years later, however, in September of 2010, Chaney began to experience pelvic pain and cramping. By December of 2010, physicians resorted to an X-ray to determine the issue. 

The X-ray discovered that the IUD had left the uterus and lodged in the colonic gutter, the space between the colon and the abdominal wall. It required laparoscopic surgery to locate and remove the IUD, according to the Mirena lawsuit.

The Mirena IUD is an implantable form of birth control designed to block pregnancy by releasing hormones that thicken cervical mucus and discourage the release of an egg. The device is designed to be implanted in the uterus and left in place for up to five years. 

IUDs like Mirena can puncture the uterus and move into the abdominal cavity. Once this happens, the IUD’s ability to prevent pregnancy is compromised and the patient can suffer from a host of complications, including ectopic pregnancy, permanent damage to the uterus and other pelvic organs, and serious pain. 

Chaney’s Mirena lawsuit alleges that Bayer knew – or reasonably should have known – of the serious risk associated with their IUD yet continued to market it, despite the fact that, in the words of the lawsuit, “the design or formulation of Mirena is more dangerous than a reasonably prudent consumer would expect when used in the intended or reasonable foreseeable manner as a reversible form of contraceptive.” 

The Mirena lawsuit goes on further to assert that Bayer not only failed to act on these concerns in a timely manner, but also actively concealed these risks, aggressively promoting the Mirena IUD as a form of safe, reversible birth control. 

The Mirena IUD lawsuit holds that this prevented patients like Chaney from having all of the information they needed to make informed decisions regarding their contraceptive choices. The lawsuit contends that these actions constitute negligence and fraud. 

The case is formally titled Jodie Chaney v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Case No. 4:13-cv-00500-RAS, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. 

Obtain a Free Mirena Lawsuit Review

If you, or someone you care about, received a Mirena IUD, your life may have been turned upside down. Complications from these IUDs can seemingly come out of the blue, causing serious problems that oftentimes require surgical intervention. Surgery can mean time off your feet and lost wage, above and beyond the pain and suffering potentially caused by the device itself and emergency surgery. 

You need to remember that regardless of the challenges you are facing, you still have rights and there are steps that you can take to regain a measure of control over your situation. You can start by visiting the Mirena IUD Injury Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Investigation to learn more about your legal rights and obtain a free case review by a skilled Mirena injury lawyer.