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MIRENA for Contraception: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 2,813 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where MIRENA was used for Contraception.

Most Reported Side Effects for MIRENA

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Device expulsion 1,300 34.5% 0 10
Injury 788 20.9% 0 467
Pain 685 18.2% 0 296
Device dislocation 677 18.0% 0 182
Uterine perforation 644 17.1% 0 395
Emotional distress 577 15.3% 0 363
Genital haemorrhage 410 10.9% 0 75
Abdominal pain lower 342 9.1% 0 89
Device difficult to use 307 8.2% 0 77
Device issue 292 7.8% 0 205
Abdominal pain 286 7.6% 0 119
Anxiety 281 7.5% 0 209
Depression 239 6.3% 0 166
Procedural pain 217 5.8% 0 49
Drug ineffective 203 5.4% 0 82

Other Indications for MIRENA

Menorrhagia (383) Endometriosis (12) Menstrual cycle management (12) Product used for unknown indication (12) Dysmenorrhoea (10) Adenomyosis (6) Genital haemorrhage (6) Uterine leiomyoma (6) Menstruation irregular (5)

Other Drugs Used for Contraception

LEVONORGESTREL (55,471) COPPER (28,180) ETONOGESTREL (21,547) ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL (5,815) MEDROXYPROGESTERONE (3,931) ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORELGESTROMIN (2,489) ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORGESTIMATE (2,235) ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\LEVONORGESTREL (1,968) PARAGARD 380A (1,750) DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (1,633)

Related Pages

MIRENA Full Profile All Contraception Drugs MIRENA Demographics MIRENA Timeline