Wildly irregular cycles at 45?

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It’s not for everyone, but I absolutely love my Mirena ID. Went on it the first one after being done breast-feeding my second baby in mid 30s and I get that it may seem weird to go on it if you are not using it for birth control, but that was my primary reason and it basically stopped my period for a few years. It last for eight years and around year four I started getting light periods again, but they are wonderful. Literally last one to three days of very light spotting, some months I don’t even bother with a pad. It just doesn’t even make it to my underwear. I can see just a small spot of blood when I wipe. Other months it’s a little bit heavier, but nothing more than spotting.

I’ve only ever gotten one after having two vaginal births, so I did not find the insertion or the removal and replacement that big of a deal ( I’m on my second and last one), but it’s becoming more common to get numbed in the cervix if you want to go that route.