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According to the Pennsylvania Record, a woman has filed a lawsuit against Bayer after she said she became pregnant while using a Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) because the product moved from its original spot in her body.
The news source reported that the woman, Rebecca Syx, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on February 10 accusing the pharmaceutical company of negligence, defective manufacturing, defective design, strict liability, and other violations.
Syx, 33, reportedly had her doctor insert the device into her during an office visit in 2011. When she went in for a follow up appointment, the doctor confirmed that the device was still in the proper location; however, a month later the doctor discovered that Syx was pregnant.
A few days later, Syx underwent an ultrasound, which failed to locate the device. Another ultrasound subsequently reveled that the device moved to her vescio-uterine wall just posterior to the bladder and anterior to the uterus.
Syx gave birth to her child via caesarian section in early 2013, at which time the device was removed surgically from her body.
More than 2 million women in the U.S. have been implanted with Mirena IUDs, which have been linked to dislocation. Since 2008, nearly 4,800 women nationwide have reported that the device has become dislocated in them or embedded in their uteruses. The devices migrating and embedding have caused a variety of injuries, from perforations to unplanned pregnancies.
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