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    So, I'm seriously thinking of getting the Mirena IUD. For those that have it, have your periods ceased? I know many women experience light-no periods on this IUD-technically a IUS (Intrauterine System)

    What's your experience with this been?

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    Paraguard here, andI still get my periods....sorry, I guess that wasn't much help at all was it?

    One of the girls here had a link to a great forum all about IUD's and Diva cups, etc...it had TONS of info. I'll try to find that.




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    Yeah, the paraguard is an IUD, but it's copper so it doesn't effect your menstrual cycle...except to make you bleed more, usually.

    I'm referring to the hormonal IUD. It releases a low dose of hormones into the uterus. It's a different type of hormone though-estrogen free.

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    I have mirena and I don't have periods. I got it 6 weeks after my daughter was born and spotted for a while, but this could've been b/c I just had a baby too. Can't remember how long until it stopped, but she's 8 moths old now and I have gotten one light period and that's it. Rarely I spot a little, but nothing noticible. I love this birth control and recmoend it to everyone, it's a godsend. hope this helps.
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    I want the mirena, but the doc. says I have to wait until Im done breastfeeding. Till then I am on the Ring and that gets rid of my periods. I am curious to know if the Mirena gets rid of periods too. I hate getting mine!
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    Quote Originally Posted by papillonluvr View Post
    I want the mirena, but the doc. says I have to wait until Im done breastfeeding. Till then I am on the Ring and that gets rid of my periods. I am curious to know if the Mirena gets rid of periods too. I hate getting mine!
    hmmm I got mirena put in while I was still breasfeeding. Oh well. It stopped my periods right away, and everyone that I've talked to that has it got the same result. Best BC ever!
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    I have the mirena.

    As the hormones kick in, your uterine lining sheds.

    And sheds.

    And sheds.

    So very heavy/continious spotting/bleeding for a while. For me it was near 4 months. But the principle of the thing is, it thins the lining to where there's nothing for a fetus to implant in(from my understanding, any Dr's are welcome to correct me if i'm wrong). So your periods will usually be lighter, or nonexistant because there's less/no lining to be shed.

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    I was considering getting this, but my body is really not happy with most hormones (bc pills often make me sick and mess with my blood sugar, the ring made me suicidal). Anyone generally otherwise hormone intolerant? I figure I should go for Paraguard instead, but my gyno thinks I would tolerate Mirena.

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    Roseleigh-I'm similiar to you. I started the Mirena because BC WASN"T cutting it for me. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO freakin sick on them, and same with the patch....

    I think you could tolerate it. Its in such low localized doses t hat its NEVER bothered me.

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    I have the Mirena and have had it five years now. I bled nonstop for the first three months after I got it and since then hardly have had a period. I still don't get them.

    I could NOT tollerate BCPS at all. They give me migraines in a very bad way. I have no problem with the Mirena. It's a small amount of hormone that is directly in the uterus so it doesn't affect you in the same way that pills will.

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    I talked to my dr about this, i really want to get one.
    Did everyone bleed for months after they first got it?
    I haven't had a normal sex life since i got pregs and i was looking forward to trying to have one again at some point.



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    I've been wanting one as well. Anyone know the cost upfront without insurance?

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    I was told 600$ but they want you to have had a child. If you do it without having a kid your body may reject it.
    Someone correct me if i'm wrong



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    ^^I dunno...I don't think they'd be advertising it nationally the way they are if there was that big a stipulation on it...I mean, what shit ton of wasted money that would be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stellaforstars View Post
    I've been wanting one as well. Anyone know the cost upfront without insurance?
    I wanted the Mirena for awhile but my long term relationship wasnt going to well. I went to planned parenthood and for Mirena and the insertion, they were only charging 250. Of course they want to make sure you are STD free as well. Thats without any insurance.

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    I hated the mirena when I first got it. It hurt during sex, I bled very heavy. I have had it over 2 years now and now I love it. My periods never went away. They have been on a normal schedule and are lighter and shorter. I wish my period would go away though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phillyvixen View Post
    I was told 600$ but they want you to have had a child. If you do it without having a kid your body may reject it.
    Someone correct me if i'm wrong
    That is true. You have a lot higher of a risk of rejecting it if you haven't had kids. Some doctors won't even give you one if you don't have kids. I have had 2 kids and it works great with me.

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    Ahhh that answers my question. I saw they heavily emphasized "IF you've had children, this is a great option" but I thought it was because there may be complications in conceiving afterwards if you wanted to take it out and have kids later. It makes more sense and seems less discriminatory if the reason they're stipulating "kids first" is because your body may reject it otherwise.

    I still get reeeeeally squicked by the thought of an IUD but I'd dearly love not to have to worry about BC. Good info here.


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    ^^^^The biggest thing is your body rejecting it. But you are right though, another complication is the IUD causing problems if you decide to have kids in the future. That is more rare though. You have a LOT higher of a risk of rejecting it than something happening that you can't ever get pregnant.

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    I don't have periods. And for the record, I got it inserted over a year ago and I'm nulliparous.

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    I got Mirena and nursed my kid for 17 mo. I have had it now for 2 years, I don't get my period, I love that, and at first it was not comfy but now at times I forget it's even there.

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    Ladies, how long did this discomfort last for you? I mean, I can take a few weeks of it, but the idea of being in awful pain for 6 months? Not for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stellaforstars View Post
    Ladies, how long did this discomfort last for you? I mean, I can take a few weeks of it, but the idea of being in awful pain for 6 months? Not for me.
    It wasn't near 6 months for me. I can't remember exactly how long. The discomfort during sex only lasted about a month I think but my periods were all weird for about 3 or 4 months.

    And it wasn't awful pain. In certain positions during sex the pain got a lot worse. If I moved to another position I could get it to go away but it still got annoying. All of my favorite positions hurted so that sucked.

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    I was given the impression that the reason that doctors are reluctant to fit a mirena if you haven't had any children, is that it is harder to fit as your cervix has never been dilated. Also because it is a pretty long term method of birth control and is as effective as sterilization. When I had mine fitted it was still really new and was licensed for 5 years as they were unsure of the hormone lasting any longer. This has been extended to 7 yrs. I had mine out after 9 years and never had any problems. After the shelf life the hormone runs out and it is basically a normal iud. The hormone thins the womb lining and the actual coil acts as a foreign body so the womb, in theory, shouldn't accept a viable pregnancy.
    My periods were so much lighter/non existent although were harder to predict.
    I am intending to have another one fitted very soon although this means I wont ever have any more kids as I am 32 this year and will probably keep it in for the recommended time of 7 yrs.
    It has been a long time (nearly 10yrs) since I had it fitted the first time, but I can remember it was uncomfortable to put in, I had period type pain afterwards. I can't really remember being in any more pain than that.
    You shouldn't get any/many side effects from the hormone as it is a slow/ low release hormone and is localized in the womb.

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    I see the argument for the possibility of a woman who hasn't had children rejecting Mirena...I just can't see them putting out a multi-million dollar ad campaign unless they'd made some sort of improvements in the last ten years--at least enough for them to be willing to try it on women who have yet to have kids.

    Meh. I'll call my local clinic and see what they have to say.

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