DrugNews Alerts of Substantial Mirena Side Effect Complaints to FDA
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 02, 2013 -- The birth control safety center at DrugNews.net is announcing updated information on the site for women using the Mirena IUD. A recent report shows the FDA has now received over 70,000 side effect alerts among women using the device, some involving serious injury or surgery*.
DrugNews was created to improve consumer safety by providing those using popular prescription devices with the latest safety alerts, recalls, studies and legal news. Visitors can determine if others are experiencing similar side effects and decide if they need legal advice.
The resource center contains warnings from health experts about the risk of perforation from IUDs such as Mirena. The FDA has advised that the insertion procedure for Mirena IUDs can result in perforation of reproductive organs**.
The Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons also published a study warning patients that Mirena IUDs can become dislodged and perforate the uterine wall after they are implanted***.
Now, DrugNews has learned of a new report showing the FDA has received 70,072 reports of complications among women using the Mirena UID since 2000, with as many as 6,000 of these involving device dislocation or perforation of the uterine wall*.
Due to the number of patients filing a Mirena lawsuit, federal cases have been consolidated to a special multi-district litigation court in New York (In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434, Southern District New York).
Anyone who suffered perforation or required surgery while using a Mirena IUD is urged to speak with a lawyer about their legal options. However, DrugNews only recommends lawyers who are already handling Mirena lawsuits.
For more information on the research, side effects of Mirena and litigation news related to Mirena IUD removal or other birth control devices, or to speak with a lawyer, visit http://www.DrugNews.net.
*NBC News, 6/17/13; nbcnews.com/id/52236628/ns/local_news-cleveland_oh/t/thousands-complaints-about-mirena-iud/#.UcBdwOB6WfQ
**FDA, July 2008; http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/Safety-RelatedDrugLabelingChanges/ucm121936.htm
***JSLS March, 2011; ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134688/
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