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I’ve never had one, but I’m going to be getting the Mirena in a few weeks. I just had my second in October and can’t do another one right now. Tried the mini pill and I bleed for over 30 days going through a maxi in 3 hours the whole time. So I stopped that and discussed the mirena at my appt yesterday. I’ll let you know how it goes 😬 I’m terrified lol
I had the Skyla for maybe 3 weeks before I had it removed. Constant cramping ( so much to the point I had to leave work early), constant bleeding. After 2023 baby had the arm implant for about a month before I had it removed. No cramping but non stop bleeding, horrible acne and mood swings. I hate birth control lol they say it takes longer than that to level out or for the symptoms to go away but not worth it in my opinion. I am considering getting the copper iud though and see if it’s a better fit for me
I've had the Mirena twice, and mostly pain free for both insertions and removal. Only one quick cramp on insertion. No periods! I loved them. Some people have significant pain with the insertion and removal, and some don't at all! You'll hear the horror stories, but there really isn't a venue for all the people with great experiences to speak up. Make sure you have open communication with your provider, so you can manage through the procedure in case things feel bad. Preemptive ibuprofen can help, or your provider might be able to do stronger pain management. My provider said that the orientation of my cervix made things easy, so maybe that's even something they can check out beforehand.
I won’t get one personally. I’m not a fan of bc in general
I've had 2 IUDs, both Mirena. Insertion is painful to me, I'm just very, constricted down there to say 😅. So they always have to use the smallest speculum and it's still painful for me. However, I loved my IUDs. They completely stopped my periods and mine were long and painful. My husband never had issues, and the removal was painless.