Lawsuits allege the Paragard copper IUD's arms are prone to break during removal — leaving fragments embedded that require surgery to retrieve, sometimes hysterectomy.
Paragard is a non-hormonal copper IUD marketed as a long-term contraceptive lasting up to ten years. Its T-shaped arms are flexible plastic designed to fold during removal.
Lawsuits allege a defect makes the arms prone to snapping during routine removal — leaving copper-wire fragments embedded in the uterus. Plaintiffs report needing ultrasounds, hysteroscopies, laparoscopic surgery, and in some cases hysterectomy to retrieve fragments, along with chronic pain and fertility harm.
Federal claims are consolidated in a multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of Georgia (MDL 2974) with thousands of pending cases, and coordinated state proceedings run in parallel.
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