Raleigh, N.C. (PRWEB) June 28, 2013
Ben Cochran, managing partner of the Hardison & Cochran law firm of North Carolina, announced right now that the firms lawyer are now reviewing inquiries from women who believe they might have been harmed by the Mirena IUD birth handle device.

Cochran pointed out that the birth handle item, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., currently is the topic of federal court lawsuits that have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2434).

He also noted that problems believed to be linked to the Mirena IUD have began to attract media consideration, including a June 18, 2013 investigative report by an Ohio ABC News affiliate, WEWS-Tv, entitled, Thousands of females complain about harmful complications from Mirena IUD birth handle.

According to the WEWS-Tv report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received 70,072 complaints about the Mirena IUD considering that 2000, which is the year the FDA authorized the device for use as a contraceptive.

These complaints incorporate device dislocation, or situations in which the Mirena IUD is believed to have grow to be embedded in the uterus, moved from its initial placement at the leading of the uterine cavity or migrated outside the uterus, the report stated, citing a FDA spokesperson.

Its understandable that women and their families in North Carolina and elsewhere would be alarmed about possible Mirena IUD side effects in light of the ongoing litigation and news reports, Cochran stated.

When issues arise about a product, its critical to seek advice from a lawyer who can overview the facts of a case and help 1 to sort through their alternatives as they move forward, he added. At Hardison & Cochran, we understand that some may possibly be hesitant about talking with a lawyer. So, we make sure to give free of charge and entirely confidential consultations.

Cochran said the firm has also added content to its internet site about the Mirena IUD to give general details to patients and their families.

According to the FDA, the Mirena IUD (also called an IUS, or intrauterine technique), is a little, flexible hormone-releasing device inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy and is recommended for women who have had a youngster.

In 2009, the FDA authorized Mirena for therapy of heavy menstrual bleeding in girls who use intrauterine contraceptives.

About Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law

Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, is a North Carolina private injury, workers compensation and Social Safety disability law firm with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Dunn, New Bern, Southern Pines and Wilmington. The firms practice regions incorporate automobile accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, dog bites, hazardous drugs, defective medical devices, nursing home abuse and negligence and visitors violations. For a lot more information, call the firm toll-totally free at (800) 434-8399 or use the firms online contact form.





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