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Nexplanon Lawsuit

Nexplanon Lawsuit

Nexplanon is a progestin-only birth control implant (a newer version of Implanon) that has been linked to heart attacks, cardiac events, and pulmonary embolisms, which can cause hospitalization or death.

What You Can Do & How We Can Help

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Nexplanon induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with a heart attack, cardiac event or pulmonary embolism after using Nexplanon, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Medical Device Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

What is Nexplanon?

Nexplanon is a progestin-only birth control implant. It is a newer version of the Implanon contraceptive implant.Nexplanon is sold by the drug company Merck, and it was approved for sale by the FDA in November of 2011.

Nexplanon is a matchstick-sized device that is implanted just beneath the skin of a woman’s inner-upper arm. It slowly releases small amounts of etonogestrel, which is a synthetic type of the female hormone progestin.

How Does Nexplanon Work?

Fewer than 1 per 100 women who use Nexplanon will get pregnant. The hormones in Nexplanon increase the thickness of cervical mucous, which reduces the chances that a sperm will be able to enter the uterus. Nexplanon also inhibits ovulation — even if a sperm does enter the uterus, there is little chance that an egg will be present to become fertilized.

Is Nexplanon different from Implanon?

Yes. Nexplanon and Implanon both contain the same amounts of hormones (68-mg of etonogestrel). They have the same health benefits, risks, and side effects. The difference is that Nexplanon is radio-opaque (containing barium-sulfate, which is non-toxic to humans), so a healthcare professional can use an X-ray or CT scan to locate the device after it is implanted. Another major difference is that Nexplanon has a new preloaded applicator, which makes implanting it easier, and reduces the risk of implantation errors.

Studies of Nexplanon Health Risks

Recently, a study from Denmark was published in the British Medical Journal, which found increased risks of blood clots for women who use nearly all types of non-oral hormonal contraceptives, including contraceptive implants such as Nexplanon. The researchers found a 40% increased risk of blood clots.

The researchers analyzed the risk of blood clots and other thrombolic events in Danish women between the ages of 15-49, from 2001 to 2010. The women were not pregnant and had no history of blood clots or cancer. The researchers found that the only non-oral hormonal contraceptive that was not associated with an increased risk of blood clots was the IUD (uterine implant). Subcutaneous implants were associated with a 40% increased risk, skin patches were associated with a 7.9-fold increased risk of blood clots, and vaginal ring devices were associated with a 6.5-fold increased risk.

Nexplanon and Blood Clots

A blood clot is a life-threatening side effect of Nexplanon. Normally, blood clots are necessary to stop bleeding during an emergency. Nexplanon increases the risk of developing spontaneous, deep-vein blood clots when there is no injury. These are extremely dangerous. Blood clots can form in veins, usually in the legs, in a condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In some cases, the blood clots grow very large and cause severe, permanent damage to the blood vessels in the legs.

Heart Attacks, Cardiac Events & Pulmonary Embolisms From Nexplanon

Blood clots can break loose and travel in the bloodstream until they get trapped in a major internal organ. A lower-body, venous blood clot can be pumped into the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism. An arterial blood clot can be pumped into the heart, brain, or other major internal organ. This can cause a heart attack, cardiac event, or stroke, resulting in hospitalization or death.

What is the Risk?

The most serious risk of using Nexplanon is developing blood clots that cause organ damage, permanent disability, or death. All women who take Nexplanon have a risk of these side effects. Women with certain risk factors (being over 35, smoking, etc.) have the highest risk.

Nexplanon Side Effects

  • Blood clots
  • Heart attack
  • Cardiac event
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Hospitalization
  • Death

Do I have a Nexplanon Lawsuit?

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Nexplanon induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with a heart attack, cardiac event or pulmonary embolism after using Nexplanon, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Medical Device Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

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