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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 8 months in with my second mirena. I love it. No perio this time so far. Had my first mirena placed six weeks post partum with little pain. Removal was not painful. I had reinsertion same time and honestly the "sounding out" of my uterus size pre insertion was more painful then insertion. I took aleve an hour beforehand. I had cramps for a few minutes and then walked back to work for the day.  With my first mirena I was nursing and didn't have a period for about two years then light spotting monthly associated with one day of cramping.

The failure rate is about 1 in a 10000/year vs 3-5 with oral pills. Yes, the implant had the lowest failure rate on the  market ( better than tubal ligation) however I like the idea of five years of protection and the better chance of no periods. I'm an MD and have more colleagues with mirena IUDs than any other form of contraception. I always counsel patients though that almost any option can fail (except abstinence!) and if you aren't prepared for possibility of pregnancy you should also use condoms.  [/quote]

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