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Austin Kirk

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A number of women have reported suffering serious and debilitating injuries from side effects of Mirena IUD, where the implanted birth control increases fluid pressure in the brain, causing migraines and permanent vision loss. There are also claims that it perforates the uterus, migrates to other areas of the body and causes infections or other problems.

MIRENA IUD LAWSUIT STATUS: Financial compensation may be available through a Mirena IUD lawsuit as a result of the manufacturer’s failure to adequately warn about the risks associated with the device.

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Lawyers are reviewing potential Mirena cases for women throughout the United States who have suffered:

MANUFACTURER: Bayer

OVERVIEW: Mirena, which is sometimes referred to as an IUD (Intrauterine Device) or IUS (Intrauterine System) is a long-acting form of birth control that is placed into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The IUD disrupts the connection between the egg and sperm, and Merina also releases levonorgestrel, a progestin that helps keep the woman’s ovaries from releasing eggs.

Mirena was approved by the FDA in 2000, and use has grown in recent years amid heavy promotion as a hassle-free form of birth control that lasts for 5 years or longer. The manufacturer has been attempting to promote Mirena IUD to appeal to younger and younger women and girls, despite serious risks that they may not be adequately disclosing or warning about.

MIRENA LITIGATION STATUS UPDATE: Although the Mirena warning labels do indicate that there is a risk of perforation, the information provided to consumers and the medical community suggests that such problems only occur during insertion of the IUD, which is misleading and inaccurate. A large number of women have experienced “spontaneous” Mirena IUD complications that may occur years after the device was inserted.

Lawsuits over Mirena migration problems have been centralized at the state level in New Jersey Superior Court in Bergen County as part of an MCL, or Multicounty Litigation. At the federal level, all Mirena IUD injury lawsuits have been centralized and consolidated for pretrial proceedings before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in the Southern District of New York. In August 2016, Judge Seibel dismissed all federal Mirena IUD migration lawsuits, but state lawsuits and claims of other injuries, like pseudotumor cerebri, were unaffected.

However, in April 2017, all Mirena pseudotumor cerebri lawsuits were consolidated in a new MDL in the U.S. District Court for Southern New York before District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer

MIRENA IUD PROBLEMS: A number of potentially serious problems and complications have been associated with Mirena IUD side effects, some of which the manufacturer may not have adequately researched or warned about, including:

  • Pseudotumor cerebri/idiopathic intracranial hypertension: An increase in cerebrospinal fluid which causes pressure on the skull, resulting in migraines, vision loss and other problems.
  • Uterus Perforation: Mirena may puncture the uterus or embed in the uterine wall. Mirena IUD perforation can cause internal scarring, infection or damage to other organs and may result in the need for surgery.
  • Migration: Delayed detection of a perforation may allow the Mirena IUD to migrate through the intraabdominal cavity, potentially resulting in intestinal peforations, intestinal obstruction, absecesses or adhesions.
  • Expulsion: Partial or complete expulsion of Mirena IUD may occur. It may be more common among younger women using Mirena IUD, women who have not had children or women who have the device inserted immediately after childbirth or abortion.
  • Infection: As a result of infection from Mirena IUD, women could suffer serious scarring that may deminish fertility or their ability to conceive, and in severe cases infection may be life-threatening and result in death from Mirena.

An analysis released in May 2013 by a private company found that the FDA had received more than 47,000 reports of Mirena IUD injuries and complications between November 1997 and late August 2012. Most of the problems involved the Mirena being expelled from women’s bodies, migrating to different locations, or causing vaginal hemorrhaging.

A report issued by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in January 2018 found that the number of adverse events reported to the FDA involving the Mirena IUD outnumbered reports concerning all other leading birth control methods combined.

BAYER ADVERTISING WARNING: In December 2009, the FDA issued a warning letter to Bayer over its promotions of Mirena. The FDA accused the drug manufacturer of overstating the efficacy of Mirena, presenting unsubstantiated claims, minimizing the risks of Mirena and using false and misleading presentations.

The FDA accused Bayer of organizing live in-home Mirena promotional events that claimed that the use of the IUD would improve couples’ relationships and sex lives. They also blasted the company for telling women that using Mirena would help them “look and feel great.” The FDA said that there was no evidence the device did any such thing.

The FDA also pointed out that at least 5% of Mirena IUD recipients reported decreased libido in clinical trials, which would certainly not help a couple’s intimacy or sex life. They also noted that women using Mirena had reported side effects including irregular bleeding, ovarian cysts, back pain, weight increase, breast pain and tenderness, and acne. None of those things will help someone look or feel “great,” FDA officials said.

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471 Comments

Arianna
I have had the Mirena for a little over 2 years. I just recently started having serious issues like bleeding heavily with big huge blood clots for 2 weeks. went in for ultrasound 5 times at first i was told the IUD is there and then I got a second opinion and that said I didn’t have one. Back n forth and back and forth. went to a different doc at a different hospital and it confirmed it’s not there at all no where in my body. I have a cousin that had the same symptoms so here it goes: shaky, jittery feeling, not feeling well over all. weak, fatigued, abdominal pain both lower and high and pain retreated to the lower mid back. Contractions also in both high and low abdomen. She had a few seizures after a few months and was told too that they couldn’t find the mirena with ultrasound and xray.I have had 2 xrays and says that of no IUD. After she had her seizures they did a Catscan and low and be hold it was there but she had to have 2 laproscopic surgeries to find it the first time they couldn’t. SO I may be going through the same thing. Would like to warn other and let my story be heard. SOmetimes its not as easy to detect the Mirena for some odd reason but I hope they find whats going on with me if its not the mirena which I really think it is.
Anna
I had the Mirena for 3 yrs. march 23rd 2013 I went to the ER because I was I So much pain I thought maybe my cyst had burst. The doctor told me & my husband that I was pregnant. It was an ectopic pregnancy so I had to have emergency surgery because my left tube had burst, I was also internally bleeding. The doctor removed the Mirena while I was in surgery. It was one of the most scariest thing I have ever been through and something I don’t ever want to experience again. Mirena users be very careful.
Dana M
I started with the Morena after my daughter was born in 2009. It was alley breastfeeding at the time and after I had it put in my milk decreased so quickly daughter lost so much weight I had to supplement. They said it wasn’t supose to effect milk supply but that was false. It ended up getting pushed into my uterus. It took two trips to the doctor and weeks of constant pain to get it removed. Now with my son I chose the copper. I figured no hormones would be better and my milk never had any problems. But I have developed long monthly migrains since he was born. Now I’m on multiple drugs to try to prevent and maintains the pain. In addition, I am on my 3rd Jud because the second fell out months after getting it.
Dawn
Hello ladys I guess I ain’t alone this prouduct needs to be put to a stop I am ready to share my story .2004 I gave birth to mydaughter 6 weeks later I got Iud inserted talk about hell that thing was uncomfortable I felt it clamping down very hard for about a year . The pain kept getting worse it Wasent only hurting me but my husband as well but the intercourse was not the problem my case happens to be way more severe I started spotting with very bad cramps cramps icouldent take I remember crying alot I schelude an appt with obgyn to figure out this pain so we do a sonogram he’s convinced it Is not the Iud. A sonogram was given his face turned into shock as he told me that there’s something elese besidesthe Iud. That something elese was a baby Um yeah there was a baby and somewhere above the baby was a Iud I heard a heart beat and thought to my self ok I have 9 months to prepare my self for this child but unfortunately that Wasent the case I had to terminate my pregnancy talk about dazed and confused they just took a part of me and with that was a Iud removed it left scars like crazy especially mentally. What a tragic device they created after that I got cyst and then years later I get pregnant my second child third pregnancy after Iud unfortantly my 4 year is diagnosed with epilepsy. What a ugly feeling having ur child go limb in ur arms I as a woman and mother encourage any one with I iud to get it removed it’s a bloody murder. That’s beyond a mistake bayer but the company Is not the one who suffers . Good day to all
tristan
i had the mirena put in about 6 yrs ago it was ok for about 3 yrs then i had very bad lower stomach cramping and went to the dr they done xrays and found that it had migrated and almost attached to my bowel i had to have surgery to get it takin out it was vry painful i talked to the lawyers they said i might not be able to have kids anymore but i dont have the money to go to a fertilaty dr to find out forsure…. since i couldnt use this kind of birth control i have had the implanon it is the stick that goes in your arm and last for 3 yrs it works great i think it is the best kind of birth control out right now i have had it for about 4 yrs now and have nothing bad to say about it… it is pain free and you cant even tell you have it in your arm!!!
Alyssa
A couple of other side-effects that have subsided since getting Mirena removed: the migraines the anemia For those coming onto this site to tell the women here to stop complaining and for us to take responsibility, we DID! That’s why our Mirena has been taken out, you nitwits. Why did it take so long? OH, perhaps it’s because DR’s everywhere are saying that this is a safe device to use! Maybe because we all just had children, so we might attribute these side effects to postpartum depression, fatigue from taking care of our children, on top of having jobs (for those who are working), and if you had read through any of these comments you would realize that most of us HAVE GONE TO THE DR’s and guess what we were all told?! That nothing is wrong, by “professionals”! Get off the damn site since you have not place here in the first place. Thank you.
Alyssa
Soon after having Mirena inserted I was having the worst depression of my life. Never before had I contemplated suicide, but I was. And with a little one, it made it all the more scary. I felt worthless, and that my son and his father would be better-off without me. I went to see a psychiatrist, but, he thought I might have OCD, anxiety and depression. So, he wrote a referral to my primary care provider for a second opinion. My Dr thought I MIGHT have been slightly depressed with anxiety but no OCD. So he wrote out a prescription for an anti-depressant and it made me feel TERRIBLE, even worse, like I was in a daze; day-in and day-out. I didn’t feel like myself as if I didn’t have any emotions. Later that year, I ended up leaving my son’s father and stopped taking my anti-depressants and I felt like I could get by without them (I had attributed my depression to him, which it may have been in part, but, I don’t think the suicidal thoughts were coming from my being in the relationship, who knows). Anyway, I started a new relationship with a man who really cared about me, and I WAS STILL feeling worthless, and suicidal. I had bouts of rage, feeling hate towards loved-ones without any apparent reason. I was on such high-highs and low-lows that my own mother thought I was on drugs (well, I was, it’s called Mirena! I just didn’t put it together). I had Mirena in for almost 4 years. Throughout those four years, I had a constant sharp pain in my pelvic area, where my ovaries are located (only to find out later that I had a cyst on my ovary probably caused by Mirena) and the anxiety was at a constant high level. Throughout my new relationship, I was having a feminine odor as well that was becoming increasingly more and more embarrassing for me at work, at school and in public in general and it was affecting my and my boyfriend’s sex drive, to the point where he suggested I go to the doctor. I went to my Gynecologist and told him my concerns with the IUD, and he said that the odor could be cause by Mirena and we decided on a date for it to be removed. Since removal, NO MORE odor! It is a revolution. It did take a week or so for it to be completely gone, but I’ve had it out for about 4 months now, and the change is AMAZING. Immediately following removal my whole being felt freer, my mind was felt like a fog, no, a weight had been lifted and my pelvic area is no longer in pain! That constant cramping, and sharp pains are completely gone. Now, for the negative emotions that I’m feeling even after removal, what I’m suspecting is the “Mirena Crash”: Bouts of anger Mood swings some anxiety and Insomnia (BAD INSOMNIA) My insomnia is the worst part of post Mirena Removal, probably because I’ve never dealt with insomnia before this. But, I work a full-time job and go to school, making my work days 14 hrs long at times, and I’ll be exhausted by the time 10pm rolls around, but I’ll go to bed and be WIDE awake! I’ve laid in bed for hours on end and not be tired. 3 am rolls around, still not tired. 5 am rolls around and I’ll finally go to sleep until I have to start my day all over again. I obviously can’t function, or don’t want to function like this, so I started taking melatonin tablets, which help, but make me groggy the next day. The lack of sleep does not help with my irritability either. So, it is a vicious cycle. I am going to stop taking the melatonin to see if I can wait out the insomnia. NEVER using hormonal birth control, again! EVER! I think we need to revolutionize how America thinks of sex because it isn’t right that so many women are having these side-effects from hormonal birth control use just to fulfill this “need” for sexual freedom and America’s obsession with it. Is it worth your sanity? Not for me.
M. Wagner
I go tomorrow to get my Mirena out. I’ve had it 22 months. The 1st year wasnt bad, I enjoyed not having a period. Then I began cramping. Not regular cramps, but similar to the ones I had when I miscarried years ago. This has been every day for the last 6 weeks. I am just praying it’s a cyst (I have PCOS and it turns out Mirena aggravates that) and not because it’s embedded. I believe Mirena has messed up my hormones, I’ve had acne, mood swings, depression, I’ve developed high blood pressure, bloating and breast tenderness. I’m only 30 and have a 2 1/2 yr old. Please don’t try this drug if you haven’t already got it!
Dana
I had the Mirena inserted September 21st 2012 and since I have gained 10lbs, heart palpitations,severe headaches,no sex drive and on top of everything it makes my lupus act up BAD! I am making an appt to get it removed immediately.
Chalay
I had the Mirena inserted in 2006 after giving birth to my first child. In 2009 I had my Dr. remove it as my husband and I wanted to try for another child. After irregular cycles and several visits to a fertility specialist, I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure. I believe it was the Mirena that caused this.
Maureen
I had the Mirena inserted Jan 2009 right after having my first child. I have gained over 30 pounds on top of what I was post partum and I have not had a regular appetite in 3 years. I barely eat anything and yet have not lost a pound. My weight changes with my period – thats it. To say I’ve had mood swings would really be the understatement of the year! Sex has been painfull, even after having it out my period has never gone back to normal. Its been 6 months since i’ve had it out and even getting it taken out was a pain! My doctor swore up and down that Mirena has a very low dose of hormones and it was impossible that the Mirena was causing any of my symptoms, two doctors told me that even after I told them that I had found people online with the same symptoms as me.
lexie
I’ve had the mirena …and still do and nothing has went wrong. So everything is great. I honestly believe that this is the best birth control to take and best recommended. For those who are complainers I prefer for u to take something like the pills or shot. If u know u can’t take pain, etc then just don’t get it.
Kristin
After having my second child, my doctor insisted that i get mirena put in. I had so many problems, it was ridiculous. I kept going back to my gyn telling him something was wrong. He put me on percacet (dont know spelling) just to put it in because i was so nervous about it. I was told that it would make your period irregular for a while but i never imagined having my period for 6 months straight and it was continuous and heavy. I called several times and he kept saying to call if it doesnt stop in next couple months, finally it stopped. But then i consitently got infections, in which i never had a problem with before. I had painful intercourse and was eventually diagnosed with vaginitis. I kept telling him i wanted it out and he would try to convince me that everything was fine and sent me back home. After going to several different doctors to find out why sexual intercourse was so painful and unsuccessful and always being told they didnt know what was wrong and NO MIRENA WOULD NOT CAUSE THIS, i finally went back and insisted to have it taken out. Needless to say, i never went back to that gyn ever again! I had headaches, depression, painful intercourse, mood swings, etc. After getting through vaginitis and being able to have successful intercourse again, we decided we wanted to try for another child. That was last March and here we are a year later and we still are not pregnant. I have asked several times to even my now gyn if mirena could cause infertility and even she swears it doesnt. I feel like every doctor takes up for mirena and my husband swear they get a cut back from it. I just want to know the truth, but she insists on not researching whats going wrong until June. I became pregnant with my first child after 2 months of trying and now my boys are 16 months apart, so it wasnt hard getting pregnant with my second child. I want to investigate but after hearing womens testimonies of having surgery etc, i feel like possible infertility isnt so important. I feel like if something happened to the mirena while it was in me and the doctor just never told me and i was under medication during insertion/removal, how would i know or even be able to prove it? Ive always known in my heart something went wrong but never had a doctor to speak up and tell me the truth even the doctor whom i have now, whom i trust.
Amy
Hi. I had Mirenta inserted in June 2011 about two months after having my daughter. The first like 4 months were fine…. Thereafter, I started experiencing side pain, headaches and infections.. I went to my ObGyn and he prescribed antibiotics and said I had a cyst on my ovary. Since then my headaches are worse (like everyday) my hips hurt and the pain goes all the way down my legs into my feet, making my feet swell. I have shortness of breath and it feels like panic attacks when I am trying to sleep at night. I also have gained weight… I plan on having my Mirena removed ASAP; it’s the only way I will know for sure if it’s the culprit of all of this.
TG
After having tha Mirena for 4 years I took it out in hopes to get pregnant … Now over a year later still cant get pregnant. Dr say nothing is wrong with me 🙁
Carrie
In December of 2009 I had the mirena inserted. I was told it would only be minor discomfort to insert it and the only side effects were light bleeding for the first few days. Little did I know I was in for a nightmare. It hurt a lot when it was being put in. My sex drive went away completely, I had heavy bleeding for two weeks after it was inserted, pain in my ovaries that had me doubled over in pain and increased cysts on my ovaries. I gained 40 pounds in 3 months and I was sick to my stomach all the time. I am a suffer of depression and this exacerbated the problem badly. I also experienced horrible mood swings that would leave me exhausted. I went to have it removed after three months and was told by Dr that I should give it six months. I ended up gaining 20 more pounds and all the things I described above got worse. I bleed almost the whole time. I believe that I am still suffering ramifications from the mirena. The bleeding and mood swings stopped, my depression got better but I still get pain and frequent cysts in my ovaries. My cycle has never gone back to normal and I haven’t been able to conceive a child. I lost insurance and could no longer pursue medical treatment from the damage. My life has been altered and made harder due to this device.
Rachel
For me, the person who was having the seizures, I didn’t even think about the two being related until more recently. The neuro had me looking at all kinds of things ie. stress, not getting enough sleep, and even caffeine. If the Mirena is the cause for my seizures I defiantly feel a sense of responsibility in keeping it in for so long. My purpose is more to get that information out there. I don’t want other women to suffer the way I have. I just recently had a seizure in front of my work colleges at a work training. That was in front of 150 people. I am so sad that this may be something I have done to myself. Also to update, I had the Mirena out on 2/7, and had 2 grand mal seizures on 2/20 i then had my first period since having the IUD removed on 2/22. I am certain there is a correlation. I am going to figure this out. I also called into the bayer healthcare line and reported seizures as a possible side effect after being urged to by other people that have suffered from seizures and had the IUD placed. Despite other women having made reports, the healthcare line actually told me they have had no reports. Something is going on!!!
Tiffany R
I was on the Marina for 7 years. First 5 years was great. Once I had the first one removed and second one insterted is when the troubles all started. I had a few infections and lots of pain. After two years I went back to doc thinking I had another infection. Come to find out I had CIN 3 also. Some docs say its from being on IUD and some say its not. I have been off it since June and periods are still not totally normal. I would like to speak to anyone else who came down with CIN 1, 2 or 3. Or Cervical Cancer at all.
sharon
I don’t understand how some of you could leave something in for so long that was causing so many problems you don’t feel responsible at all? Not even s little bit?
chase
my wife had a mirena IUD for about a year and a half. she took it out 2 months ago, after complaining about some abdominal pain and general weakness. the doctor found that she had a slight anemia. anyway, he said that everything will be ok. a few days ago we heard about the Mirena recall and now we are worried. we set up an appointment with the doctor and now hope everything is fine.
Aly
i had the mirena put in a few months after i had my third child i had it in for about two years. come to find out im 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant went to get the mirena removed and they could not removed it. i now have to get it surgically removed. my doctors were shocked.
Amy
I have had some of the same issues as everyone: mood swings, a general feeling of not feeling well, melasma, cystic acne, and thyroid issues. I had the Mirena in July 2007. In October 2008, I developed ovarian cysts. I was given birth control pills to shrink the cysts. At that time, I received a breast exam. Nothing was found. In May 2009, I found a lump and it was determined to be Breast Cancer. I was treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. I then had a hysterectomy and my gall bladder was removed that same year. I had about a year and a half of thinking I was cured and was living my life. In March 2012, after feeling off, I was informed that the cancer had spread to my bones. I was considered Stage 4, life expectancy unknown. I wish Bayer could look at my 5 children in the face and tell them why their mom is going to die because of their product. I was just 40 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I just hope I can live long enough to sue these people.
Rachel
I had my IUD inserted in December of 07. After accidentally pulling it out in December of 09 I had one reinserted in January 2010. I had my first seizure in March ’10 while sleeping. After that I had a series of “black outs” basically i would start talking about things unrelated to the conversation I was having. I ended up on seizure meds in September of 2011. Things seemed to be getting better but then I started having grand mals. I had 1 December 2011 and then some more in May 2012 and finally 1 in June 2012. I stopped taking the seizure medication. The grand mals went away but I began tracking my “black-outs” and noticed that I got them 2x’s a month, once at the beginning of my period and then another just after. I finally got the IUD removed February 7, 2013 I had my last “black-out” on February 6, 2013.
Stephanie
I had my mirenia inserted in aug 2009 2 months after my sons birth, no problems noticed at first. Then I got severely depressed and had anxiety that I was medicated for. I also had severe cramping. I’ve had 2 abnormal paps which I still don’t know for sure why, and no sex drive what so ever. I just got my mirenia removed last wk I’ve had a headache and felt weak, tired, and nauseous since. Pls help.
Karen
I had my Mirena IUD removed about 31/2 yrs ago,after having it in me for 10 yrs.I never could figure out why I had real heavy bleeding during my menstrual, and why all the sudden I had cramping after it be removed. Because I never had cramp before it was placed. I started have dizzy spells,lower back pain, no energy,racing thoughts,blurred vision, ( I now wear proscription-glassing all the time when I only needed them to read), I see spots,. I now have uncontrollable mood swings.I was diagnose of have anxiety. I now have a uncomfortable felling when having sex .
Dana
I had the Mirena IUD put in in 2002, I was told it was the only safe birth control i could use for health reasons. when it was inserted it was so painful that the gyn finally did a nerve block. I had severe pain from the start, severe headaches, night sweats, mood swings,abdominal/back pain, cyst on the ovaries, tachycardia, pcos, fibromyalga. The pain was so severe it caused my blood sugars to go high, thus causing multiple trips to the ER and hospital admits. I was sent to physician after physician, I was tried on many different meds, had reactions, nerve blocks for the headaches, nobody could say what was wrong, then they said it was all in my head. I had to have eye surgery due to the high sugars and vomiting. this has been a living hell. now i see this on tv and am reading about this? I am a nurse, or was before the surgeries I had to have. I know how it all sounds, but I said all along there was something wrong. I had the IUD taken out in 2006, but still have issues.
Lori
I have had a Mirena IUD inserted in me since Feb. 2011. I have lower abdominal pain so bad it makes me nauseated, migranes, dizziness, muscle aches, mood swings, depression, etc. I am afraid to have it removed because it was inserted to stop me from hemorraging to death. I need help.
EO
I had the Mirena inserted on January 2011, to help control my heavy periods. The insertion was very painful to the point that it took me about two days to recover. I had abundant periods for about three months, then it stopped completely for a few months. Now I have my periods sporadicly and not very heavy. A few months back, I started having migraines, severe mood swings, I’m tired all the time, some nights I can’t sleep, although I’m exhausted. When I went to have my Pap smear, the doctor who inserted it could not find the strings and ordered a sonogram, which revealed the Mirena was still in place. However, my health keeps deteriorating, I’m having real bad PMS symptoms, painful cramps almost like having contractions, hot flashes, sweats, balance problems, my lower back hurts, now my upper back started hurting, also my knees, feet, neck arms, shoulders hurt a lot. Libido is none existent and my breast are very tender. Did I mention that I gained about 50 pounds? I just called my doctor for an appointment next week to have it removed.
lorraine
I had the Mirena fitted in 2003, I had it for 5 years and had it removed in 2008. I didn’t have any problems while it was inserted. However in 2008 I started to have slight menstrual problems, in 2011 i was diagnosed with adenomyosis and now its at a severe stage. Could the Mirena be the cause of this problem, as I never had any problems before.
Jessica
I just had laporascopic surgery to have the Mirena removed from the outside of my uterus. My new OB that did the surgery says it most likely perforated when it was inserted since at 6 weeks pp our uterus is still very soft and healing. My left Fallopian tube was wound around the device. Luckily, the dr was able to just slip it off with no damage but it could have been so much worse. Like others, I had weight gain (I’ve lost 8 lbs since the surgery 2 weeks ago), crazy mood swings, I had a period every month, and excruciating pain after exercise and sex. If you found this link doing research for getting the Mirena, please know that these testimonies are very real and some of us have real injuries. Please, just use something else for birth control.
Miesha
Hey everyone I’m just seeing all of this but I got a iud back in 2009 & it was painful, I had problems every since I actually had an ectopic pregnancy & had to go to the er every week on Sunday to get a shot in my butt for the baby to dissolve it made my period come out heavy thick & looked like dried up boogers sooooo I kept calling the hospital to talk to any nurse about it because I was scared but they told me everything was ok so I was on my way out & I got to the front porch of my buiding & collapsed I had a fever of 110 & hot & cold flashes along with migranes everyday. I had to get my left ovary cut off where the baby was & that was june 27th 2009 but turned around & got pregnant on august 8th 2009 & still be having migranes & pains in my pelvic & stomach area.
Becky
I’ve had my Mirena in for almost 7 years. Don’t let them kid you, it hurts to have put in, there was quite a bit of spotting the first month but after that no periods (best thing ever!!) and absolutely no problems. I loved it….UNTIL I wanted it removed to have a new one inserted. Two doctors have been unable to get it to come out, without excruciating pain that I just can’t handle. The doctor thought it might be embedded but wanted to keep yanking on it anyway. Now my doctor wants to do surgery to remove it, my insurance called it a pre-existing condition and would not pay for the surgery, soooo that’s why I still have it when it was only good for 5 years. Have no clue if it is still working or not, after 7 years still no periods so I am guessing it is but NOT counting on it. Just hoping to get this thing out soon!!!
maritza
i had my marina put on on dec or 2011 for the reason i was having veryheavy piriod and they would last at times 15 day i would get anemic at time so the doc recomended that i put the marina on so that my perior would go away and then it would probaly be menopause time when i took it of but the day it was put was very painful i still kept getting heavy piriod for the first six month then it stated to slow down my problem is i still have it on i was check doc told me it was in place but i have bad migrain, retaining water in my ankle .my back is away hurting me. i hurt all over i am moody all the time i do have anxiety since i was young but its gotton worst my medication have been chance i still feel axiety all the time i have light bleeding still that last abot a week ,feel weel nausuase and have gain alot of wieght.my breat hurt alot and for some reason i am lacktating still. i urinate 8 or 9 time in a day my mouth is always dry when i wake up my voise barely is hard until i got wash my mouth and gargle.i get cramp and i have to bend down until it goes away.i cant sleep and i am also on medications to sleep and at time it woks i am crying all the the time but i suffer from depression but its wort now.get hot flashes like crazy sleep with fan on even in cold nights.
scott
Gang, this can cause severe consequences to a guy. A year ago I had sex with a woman where I got poked by the string on deep thrusts. Woke up the next morning with significant pain. That turned into a serious infection (not STD), and either the trauma of the poking or the infection led to a recurring urethral stricture (scar tissure buildup in the urethra) that has required three surgeries in one year. Definitely not fun.
Charmaine
i got the merina iud put in like on oct of 2012 i been haveing really bad expirence off this iud i have had bad headaches bad skin break outs acnes out this wrld feeling tired, depressed, also have bad tenderness of my nipples and breast, cant sleep at night cionstantly going to the bathroom at night, i have picked up a lot of weight past 2 months as well and haveind bad side pain and lower stomach pain
brianna
i had the mirena placed in sep 18th and as soon as i left i gotsick i couldnt sleep and had serious pain throwing up and soon a month later i started having pains in my left side so i went to a different doc and told them and so they did ultrasound and i found out the mirena was emmebedded im my left side so they called my orignal doc and he told me they were lien and its not emmebedded so i went back to the doctor today and complain about heart burn and weight gain,depression and still pain in my left side he told me it had nthin to do with the mirena and that i had to wait until april 3rd 2013 to have it removed should i be worried
Ruby
I have had the marina since late 2009. I feel like I’m going crazy. The mood swings are driving me insane, blurred vision and the tenderness of my boots. I still have my period and is very painfull. Sometimes it lasts for 2 days and other times it lasts up to 3 weeks. I have called about having to removed but the wait is too long to see doctor and the cost to have it removed is outrageous. I have decided to remove it myself when my cycle starts again.
Gillian
I’m 35 and have had the mirena coil in for almost 5 years now. I believe that it has cause me such drastic” mood swings” (a term I’m using lightly) that I ended up in a mental ward on and off for a few months and I received shock treatment! After all of this I had my first period since having the coil and magically I’m all better. I was due to have it removed in a month or so anyway but I’m getting it out ASAP. I’m so glad I found this site
Chasity
In August 2005 I had my son and at my ob checkup I decided to go with the mirena for my form of birth control. I bled heavily with the mirena for several weeks and had terrible cramping. I informed my doctor of the situation and upon discussing the problem, we decided to give the iud more time to “adjust” to my body. Once the bleeding stopped, but not the cramping, a new problem arose. Whenever my husband and I tried to have sexual intercorse, it would hurt the both of us. I would have shooting pain and my husband said that it felt like something was poking him. I went back to my doctor over this mattter and he decided to cut the insert cord a little shorter so things would feel better for my husbannd and I. Afew weeks went past and we were still having trouble sexually and I was still having the pain. I also was bleeding very heavily with my monthly cycle and severe cramping. After another visit with my doctor, I decided to have the mirena removed. When my doctor attempted to remove the iud, he was unsuccessful at doing so. He then asked one of his colleuges to attempt to remove the iud. The other doctor was unable to remove the iud as well. My doctor had decided that they couldn’t get the Mirena out so he was going to refer my to an specialist for a DNC and had me go to that office as soon as I left him. Once I got to the specialist’s office, I was taken back to his personal office and discussed the situation with him. He had one of his nurses direct me to an exam room so he could look for himself. Once he came in, he had me lay back on the exam table as he took a look. He asked the nurse to hand him a certain instrument and the next thing I knew, I was screaming and crying, crawling back on the table with my elbows trying to get away from him. I was yelling at him to stop and he never did. He stood up, handed the nurse the instrument and looked at me and said, “There, I just saved you from having a major surgery.” He told me to stay laying down for 15 minutes to try to get the bleeding to stop and the nurse would bring me an ibprophen for pain. Since this horrible incident, I have had severe bleeing with my periods that I not only get once a month but twice a month since then. I have had very large cysts on my ovary that almost became a major faction in my daughter’s pregnancy as to where they were considering doing surgery on me while pregnant if the cycts continued to grow. I will never forget the pain and suffering that the mirena has done to me mentally and physically to my body. I do not recommened this form of birth control to anyone and I have let every woman know my story when I hear them metion the word “Mirena”.
Melissa
I had my Mirena inserted in February 2008, my son was 8 weeks old when I did this. It was painful the entire time I had it. My ob/gyn told me the pain would go away eventually and so would the night sweats and the periods. My periods stopped but the pain and night flashes did not go away. My gyno did an internal ultrasound in June of 08 and found that the Mirena had shifted into the left Fallopian tube and there were also cysts. She moved it back to where it was supposed to go and I was still constantly in pain. August of 2008 I had it removed and was still in constant pain. I went to my mom’s ob/gyn and he diagnosed me with endometriosis caused by the Mirena. In October of 2008 I had laprascopic surgery to remove the endometriosis and was put on the Lupron injection to shut my reproductive system down temporarily while I healed. I was on the Lupron for 3 months before I had enough of that. I was still in constant pain for the next 2 years. In 2009 I got pregnant with my daughter and that stopped the pain for awhile and we thought that the endometriosis was gone. Come to find out it was not. When I had my tubes tied in October 2010 they found more endometriosis and cleaned it up yet again. I had been dealing with pain for numerous years until I found a doctor that actually took care of the problem. This year in February I had a complete hysterectomy at the age of 32. Over the last several years I had tried more than one birth control and had been on and off Ibuprofen for the pain. I had enough and had the problem taken care of even though it was in the extreme way of major surgery.
Camille
2 1/2 years ago about 12 weeks after my son was born I had the Mirena IUD put in. I was told the pain was minimal. I still remember how painful the insertion was! I was in tears and shaking. When the doctor was measuring my uterus she made a comment how large my uterus was. After I left for weeks I could “feel” the IUD in me. I hated it right away so for the follow up appointment I decided I wanted it out. When the doctor went in to get the strings she could not locate them. She sent me to get a ultrasound of my uterus to make sure it just moved from the right place. Nothing showed up on the ultrasound so she said my body must have expelled it and I didn’t notice that if fell out. The pain of having it had diminished so I figured she must be right. I threw my back out of whack about a week ago. I started seeing a chiropractor. He gave me an xray on Monday to look at my spine. He asked me if I had an IUD or abdominal surgery. I told him no to both since all this time I figured my IUD expelled itself and it hadn’t crossed my mind since. He said “this sure does look like an IUD” as he pointed to the xray right beneath my rib cage. Yep, it has been MIA for 2 1/2 years just floating or embedding itself to some organ. I went to my PC doc, the one who put in and she was dumbfounded by it. She said to me that she must have done at least a thousand of these and have never had this happen. Well, lucky me I am the 1 in 1000! So now I am going to have surgery to get it removed. With an xray you cant really tell if its embedded somewhere or exactly where it is. I am waiting to hear from the surgeon. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. I’m afraid of what damage it has done to my body. Its like a freak accident…surreal. I hope they will just be able to go in and get it out with no complications. I hope it hasn’t caused any damage to my organs. 2 1/2 years is pretty long for something to be floating around in my body. I really trust and like my doctor and I know people make mistakes…even doctors. I guess I don’t know what to do at this point. My husband doesn’t think our insurance or my boss should pay for lost pay and the medical bills.
Audra
I have the mirena and have bad back pain constant infections and its painful etc. But I don’t have healthcare and can’t afford to pay out of pocket. I haven’t read to much on this but I’m hoping it doesn’t get worse. Anyone know if you can get this removed for free or anywhere you can see if there is a problem.
Jen
I had the Mirena IUD put in approximately April 2008 at age 35. I already had two boys but having the IUD inserted was VERY uncomfortable and not something I would have ever volunteered for again. I had a follow up with my doctor in October of 2008 and everything was normal. In February of 2009 I went to the emergency room and was advised that I had a prolapsed uterus. I contacted my OBGYN and had to have a vaginal hystorectomy two weeks later in March 2009. My OBGYN could not figure out why this had happened since my pap in October, just 5 months prior was normal. I had not done anything unusual to cause this to happen. Not only was my uterus basically falling out but my bladder had to be stitched back up because is was falling as well. Luckily my bladder had not fallen too far otherwise I would have had permanent damage done and would not be able to hold my bladder. After reading all the comments above I am beginning to wonder if this happened to me due to the IUD. I am now 40 with two beautiful boys (9 & 11). I had previously been on the depo shot for many years both before and after having my children. With the depo I did not have a period so I did not experience the heavy bleeding others have had with the IUD since I went from depo to the IUD. I did have some cramping but figured it was due to the fact I was not on the depo shot anymore. I suffer from migraines and back pain and have been on many different medicines in an attempt to alieviate some of the pain my body is in. I am not sure if this can be attributed to the IUD or not. I am however not very happy with the fact that I may have had to have a hystorectomy due to having the IUD in my body. I would not recommend the IUD to anyone. I was on and off the depo shot for years and never had any problems the only side effect I experienced was no period, which was a side effect I could live with. I originally decided to get the IUD because it lasted 5 years and I did not have to receive a shot every three months. If I had it to do over I would have stuck with the shots…
Ecco
I had Mirena for 8 months I had it removed 2 mo. ago and the other night was sitting and felt intense pain in my wrist and my vein was blown up 2-3 times its regular size… I went to ER where they said I had no risk factors for blood clots and was probably just trama, but did an ultrasound of my arm and neck…Sure enough I have blood clots all down my left arm from my neck to wrist and now have to be on blood thinners, the Dr said the only factor I had to explain it was my Mirena and the fact that I smoked 1-2 cigarettes a day which my Dr said was safe at my age… I am convinced the mirena caused it and for those of you with numbness and tingling please see a DR to rule out blood clots!!!! I have never been so scared in my life I wish I never had it inserted…..
Kari
I just found out that I am pregnant with my 3 child I have the mirena in for about a month in a half it turns out that it now can not be taken out because it is stuck somewhere in my cervis or somewhere close to that. So now i am going to be a high risk they still want to try and take it out. I am in pain from them trying to pull it out.
Elizabeth
Okay, I am 15 and my mom made me get on this birth control on June 7th 2011 and the very next week I started my period and I had it every day until August 20th 2011. I have woken up in cold sweats and I have suffered from bibolar and depression worse since then. I have read all of this stuff and I’m afraid of what might happen if I get it taken out. I haven’t had a period since August 20th 2011. The doctors never told me these side effects could be possible.
Tyanesa
I had the iud inserted in July 2008 4 months after having my son. After having it put in I bled for 4 weeks straight. Then when that finally stopped I had my period every month for 14 days straight. then after a year I missed a month and then the next month I had the worst cramps and then started my period again and it wasn’t normal. I had my period the first and third week of the month every month for about two years or so. Then I missed a period and when I started again It was all over the map, they could be any week of the month and I never knew when it would start. When I would miss my period I would gain a little weight. There was a time where I went to the Dr. because I had a weird smell down stairs and when I was seen the Dr. said I had an infection from having my period while on the iud. While having the iud in I had no sex drive at all really. When my husband and I would have sex it was painful for me. My pelvic area hurt really bad and I would get cramps plus sometimes I would spot afterwards. I had the iud removed in September 2012 and It was the worst pain I have ever felt besides childbirth. I spent about 30 minutes laying on the table in pain because the lining of my uterus had grown over the iud. When they finally got it out i was lightheaded and had this horrible pain in the female area. My first period after having the iud removed I had really bad cramps to the point I didn’t want to move. The second period after removal I had a very heavy flow and had huge and a lot of blood clots. I went thru a 18 pack of tampons in about 12 to 14 hours. I hurt so bad that I didn’t want my husband to touch me or for my 4 year old son to lay on me or love on me. I have had mood swings since having the iud inserted and worse since having it removed. I can be sitting watching tv and then all of the sudden start crying for no reason. I am just now getting my sex drive back and my husband and I are wanting to have another baby so I had the iud removed. I still have some pain during intercourse and it is making it hard to enjoy intercourse. If I would have known that this is what I would have had to deal with while having and after removal of the iud I would have never got it. When I was pregnant I was told I had HPV and they looked at my cervix and told me the size and location on the hpv positive area. Then I had the Iud put in and a few months after having it put in I switched Doctors. Well my son was about a year old and the found the HPV and come to find out I had had it since I was pregnant they just missed it. I had to have the leap procedure done while having the IUD to remove the HPV. The IUD did nothing but cause issues for me but I was not ready for another baby and so I delt with it. I would never tell anyone to use the IUD.
Breann
I had this IUD in for approx.12 month. I had constant bleeding similar to reverse menstruation, breakthrough bleeding spells and blood streaking and pink mucous after sex. I gained weight and developed cystic acne that left visible scarring to my skin. I had developed vaginal odor and multiple vaginal infections including yeast, bacterial vaginosis,and vaginitis. worst of all I found out I was Pregnant and that my Mirena IUD had dissapeared all while thinking I was protected from pregnancy. My OBGYN said the device expelled. The expulsion had occurred without my knowing and led to my pregnancy which I ended up miscarrying . I want some compensation for my pain and suffering.
starr
I’m 24 yrs old and I’ve had the miriena for 3 yrs. I got it 7 weeks after I had my son and I’ve had migrains every day, no sex drive, depression and moodiness and back and hip pain and I’ve been to the doctors all over the town I live in and my obgyn refused to take it out when I asked 3 months ago. I feel like I’m. Failing as a wife and mother bacause I am in so much pain all of the time and I can’t sleep and I’m loosing myself. At this point I’m just trying tofind a dr that will take it out.
Natalie
I had my Mirena IUD inserted in February 2008. As I have never given birth, I was told it may be a bit uncomfortable. Actually, the pain was incredible and drove me to tears, but I managed to get through it. I had irregular periods for months after the insertion along with excruciating cramps which I could only imagine might have been what a contraction would feel like. I had been warned that I might have some of these issues for the first few months, but after that things should improve. Eventually, after 14 months, my periods stopped (which is great) and the cramps finally subsided. However, I was concerned with the sudden stop of my period that the IUD may have come out (neither I or my doctor could feel/see the strings during an examination). I was afraid I might have become pregnant. Turned out I wasn’t pregnant and an X-ray confirmed that the IUD was in place, but had moved way up in my uterus to the point that my doctor may have to send me to the hospital to have it changed. I’m due for a new IUD in February 2013 and I’m terrified of going through the pain of having them poking around trying to find it AND of possibly going through a year’s worth of agony again after a new one is inserted. After weighing the options, I’ve decided to go ahead with getting a new one, but I think I’ll insist on having it done at the women’s clinic in the hospital and that a local anesthetic be close by!!!!!
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