Contraception :: Mirena Or Copper Coil?

I'm going to have a coil inserted, but I'm not sure which to have, I leaning more towards the hormonal/Mirena/IUS coil but can I have that inserted if I'm not on my period?

Also with the copper coil, I've heard that the periods can get heavier, how long do they last for? Does it slowly get better at all?

And any tips before I go to the doctors on what I should prepare myself for? What the entire procedure is like? I know all these websites have talked through it but from people's own point of view, what's the experience like?
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Contraception :: Mirena (IUD) - Sharp Pain On And Off

I have now had my birth control for 2 years and have been having pain on and off again since last night it was bad it felt like i was being stabbed it was a sharp pain and have had it for a few days on and off why.

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Contraception :: Mirena (IUD) And Mood Swings

I posted yesterday on depression forum but after doing some research think the problem may be with the Mirena Coil.  I have had the coil for a number of years now.  I can't remember if I had any problems with my first coil but since getting my second one fitted in 2012 I just don't feel right.  My head is not clear and I seem to have a constant cycle of a couple of average/low mood weeks, followed by a week where I feel really low and anxious (I get the feeling this would be the week I would have menstruated) then the following week I feel on top of the world and can take on the world and round and round it goes.  I have now got to the point where I feel I can't carry on on this neverending cycle anymore.  Has anyone else had problems with moods with the Mirena Coil?  My mood swings are terrible and often feel angry and irritable.  I don't know if the problem is anxiety/depression or whether it is connected to the coil.  As it is I am thinking of having it removed, to remove that possibility if nothing else.  Anyone had the Mirena removed and then felt better?

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Contraception :: Mirena (IUD) Cramping And Stomach Cramps

I had a mirena coil inserted nearly 3 weeks ago. I had some bad stomach cramps one night with some reasonable bleeding for a couple of days afterwards. This then stopped about 7 days after insertion.

As I stopped bleeding, 8 days after insertion, me and my boyfriend decided to have sex. I was apprehensive but there was no issues and have been no issues since.

One thing I have got though, is pink discharge. It's been on and off since last Monday with occasional drops of browny coloured blood when I go to the toilet which is when I notice the discharge mostly, although sometimes it is in my underwear.

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Contraception :: Cooper Coil Replace With Mirena (IUD)

Long story short I had really bad periods with the copper coil so I had it replaced with the mirena coil in December. However although my periods are now not as heavy or painful, they are still painful and last about 10 days. 

My main problem with the mirena is that every month before my period I seem to get the most awful burning/painful sensation all around my vulva, especially after sex. It is so painful and I have been going through thrush treatments and bacterial vaginosis treatments every month.  After my period the problem seems to lessen. But is still there. I have been tested for thrush and UTI but do not have it. Nothing helps. And doctors say there can be no connection between this and the mirena. 

Also during sex, and this might be gross, sometimes I gush liquid out and although my partner likes it I definitely don't?

just wondered if anyone else has had the same issues? I don't know what to do my only option is to go back to the copper coil

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Contraception :: Mirena IUD - NOT Bleeding For 2 Months Straight?

I got the Mirena IUD inserted 16 days ago during the last couple days of my placebo pills from Ortho Tri Cyclen. I have been spotting ever since and it's taken a major toll on my sex life and it's driving me crazy. I talked to my doctor about it a few days ago and she said that this is normal but that i can try taking the pill again in a month or so if it doesn't go away. Then three days ago I just got so fed up with spotting that I started a pack of my birth control just to see if that helps anything. Now the spotting is less but I'm wondering if anyone has any positive experience with NOT bleeding for 2 months straight? Everything I read online is just a Mirena horror story but I need some positive experience stories or advice. I understand this is "normal" but it still sucks.

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Contraception :: 2nd Mirena Coil - Ache And Heavier Periods

Just wanted to know if anyone who has had the mirena coil fitted for five years and due to have it changed if they have start having regular heavier periods again.  I have back pain, my legs ache and heavier periods, does anyone else have these symptoms 

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Contraception :: Mirena Coil - Heavy And Painful Periods

I went to see my doctor today about heavy and painful periods, and I had asked her is there anything apart from the contraceptive pill that she could give me for it. She said she recommended the Mirena Coil, I said that my sister in law has said that she got it put in and she bled for 3 months solid. I told her I'd have a think about it, and she told me to look up this website, and read all these comments and decide for myself. After reading everyone's comments, I can safely say, that I am not now or ever intending to get the Mirena Coil inserted because am wanting to reduce my flow and every1 has said that it has just made it worse.

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Contraception :: Weight Gain After Removal Of Nuvaring

Has anyone on this forum gotten new info about this issue? I have been on nuvaring for 3 years. I removed it 6 weeks ago and have gained 16 pounds!!! I am 5'1 so this is a HUGE gain for me, and it is all in my stomach ( I look pregnant and always have an uncomfortable bloated tummy) I have been in a fitness program for 1 1/2 years,5 days a week. (I'm actually a fitness trainer now). I follow the paleo diet and train class 4-7 times per week. Yes I have the occasional cheats but nothing has changed in the past 1 1/2 years except removing nuvaring. I can't help but think this is the culprit.

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Anyone Gotten Pregnant On Mirena (IUD)?

I had my Mirena placed in August 2013, and so far it's been a pretty decent experience. I used to 'spot' for only a day when a new cycle was beginning, but lately I haven't had any spotting in 2 months or so...

The past few days I feel like I've been experiencing 'pregnancy symptoms' and I feel a little crazy since I know that I have the Mirena, that there's less than a 1% chance of pregnancy (I know--there's STILL a chance)...but I've only ever experienced some of the symptoms I'm experiencing while pregnant with my first child.

The symptoms that I'm experiencing are:

-bloating / exhaustion

-headache / backache (i normally don't get many bad headaches)

-fever / chills (it was 70 degrees out yesterday and I was huddled under blankets freezing, yet had been sweating)

-nausea (smells making nausea worse)

-increased smells (I can smell things that others can't--or it's an increased smell)

I know that many are going to say take a pregnancy test, or to go to the doctor's...as I do plan on doing as soon as I leave work this afternoon---I'm just curious if anyone else has experienced this, since it is a hormone that can make your body 'think' it's pregnant without actually being pregnant, or if anyone else has actually gotten pregnant while the Mirena was inserted.

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Birth Control :: Mirena (IUD) Always Had Troubles

I already had my baby almost 10 months ago. I got the mirena for my birth control. Ever since I got it, I think I've been having troubles. If you have or have had it did you have troubles with it and if so what were they?

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Mirena IUD :: Cramping And Pain - Should Removed?

I am 21 years old and I have been on birth control since I was a teen. I started out on the pill because I was experiencing very bad cramping that resulted in me missing many days of school per month. The pill worked fine for about four years but then I started getting bad cramps all over again. I went to my doctor and he prescribed a different birth control pill for me but that pill,and every other pill they put me on after that, made me nauseous and sick. I decided to stop taking birth control all together and just just used condoms but my cramps where just to unbearable and my cycles became long (i'm talking like two weeks, heavy flow). So after about a year of not being on birth control I went to a new obgyn who suggested I try the nuvaring. Well the NuvaRing didn't work either. First I had burning inside my vagina, then I had crazy liquid like discharge and lastly I was nauseous every morning. But, I only had it in for a couple of days, so I don't know if I actually gave it enough time to work properly. Soon after I received a lot of pressure from my mother to get the iud because her worst fear in the world is for me to get pregnant and I just moved far away from home so she worries a lot. I went to my doctor while on my period to get the Mirena put in, he tried to talk me out of it but I refused. He asked did I want to try the shot or the implant but I was reluctant to the shot because of the associated weight gain and I didn't want the implant because my mother had problems with it. Getting the Mirena put in was so painful, I guess since I have never been pregnant but it wasn't what people described. I literally thought I was going to die for about two days. I ended up become really dehydrated and lost my appetite for about a week. I have had the IUD in for a little over a month now but I've have issues. Issue #1, I cramp almost everyday. The cramping isn't as long as regular period cramping but it's equally as painful. It feels like someone is stabbing me in my right side for about 10-15mins. I went to my doctor after the first week to see if it was still in the right place and he determined that it was and I just had bad luck. Issue #2: I have been spotting for about two weeks now. Issue #3, The string poked my spouse for the first time today and I wasn't very happy. I'm very angry and stressed out. I feel like this is totally bull because I am going through the same stuff I was going though before I got the IUD. I was reading online about how the cramps should go away after about six months but what about the strings? I don't want this to ruin my sex life but then again I don't need any unexpected pregnancy right now. Some women have said that cutting the string helps but I am fearful that the IUD will get lost. I am so scared and don't know what to do. I know for sure that I don't want kids right now but I don't want this thing ruining my chances of ever having children. I need some advice, Please Help. I want to know if I should get the IUD taken out and if so, should I try another form of birth control like the shot or the implant? Or should I give the Mirena a couple more months? I've noticed that the stings seems shorter since my period stopped. Could that be caused by my period? I'm thinking that maybe the strings will become longer and my spouse won't feel them anymore. I don't know what to do.

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Birth Control :: Reliability Of Mirena IUD?

I've had the Mirena IUD since October last year and up until now my boyfriend and I have been using condoms as a second form of birth control. We are both monogamous and have been tested for STDs and STIs so I was wondering if not using a condom and relying 100% on the Mirena for preventing unwanted pregnancies was a option?

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Birth Control :: I Think Mirena (IUD) Has Fallen Out

I was on mirena for 4 years I recently think it had fallen out... I had two periods in a row and that never happened while I was on it so I assumed it did... Anyways a long story short I had gotten two pregnancy tests cuz I figured it wouldn't hurt to see if I was pregnant after that and it had taken a while for it to become positive I now know about the evaporation lines that can come and the rest of the pregnancy tests I took were negative, I had a friend say this happened to her while she was pregnant with her triplets... Any suggestions why that would be? I had another friend said that happened to her too...

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Birth Control :: Removed Mirena Myself

I removed my Mirena IUD on Monday night. I hadn't had a period at all since i had it in last year. i had a couple days of cramping but that has seemed to be gone. Last night I started having light but thick brown discharge. Is this normal? What signs of a problem Should I watch for? I did it but then I've been worried because I read it can cause problems if taken out by myself. If there was no bleeding at the time I didn't cause any damage did I? When should u expect a period?

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Breast :: Whitish Discharge - On Mirena

I have a whitish discharge from my breast i am on mirena and i know i'm not pregnant i also have inactive thyroid.

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Depression With The Menopause And Mirena Coil

I've suffered with depression on and off for years but this past year has been like a rollercoaster. I'm 53 and peri menopausal. I'm on antidepressants anyway and also have gels to rub in from the gynecologist. Had the mirena coil fitted but it made me feel worse so had it taken out.

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Norethisterone Following Failed Mirena And TCRE

I was prescribed Norethisterone yesterday by my consultant following a failed Mirena Coil and failed TCRE. I am now on a waiting list for a Hysterectomy. I have been told to take these as an interim period, but must take 3 tablets a day from day 12 - day 29 of my cycle. Has anyone else been prescribed them in this way and what effect did it have. I was given a prescription for stopping my periods for a holiday many years ago but can't remember what they were called. All my husband and I can remember is that we both described them as 'grumpy pills' because of my moods, so I am anxious about taking these.

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Fertility :: After Mirena Removed, TTC And Begin To Worry

I had mirena IUD for five years and in those five years I never had a period I was not regular before mirena and now that I got it removed in 4-14-15 I have only had 2 periods and i haven't been on any kind of birth control I have been TTC for 2 months now and I begin to worry that I can't conceive BC I haven't been using any birth control for 7 months now and I haven't gotten pregnant and now that I am trying to for two months I feel like its not going to happen I'm just worried,is it that I'm just being impatient? should I just relax and keep on trying?

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