Sex hurts symptoms and conditions

I had my mirena inserted back in May 2007. The insertion was the most painful experience of my life. The Dr. could not get in on the first 3 tries! She said, "well, one more try," and got it in. I almost passed out from the pain. I can count on one hand since then the days that I haven't bled or spotted. I get mystery "shooting pains" in my abdomen a few times a week, sex hurts because of cysts on my ovaries, I have acne on my entire face, scalp, hairline, chest and back. I used to get a couple of zits (maybe) before my period, before Mirena. Now I have full blown acne that leaves scars, and I am never without zits. And to top it off, now I am getting cysts on other parts of my body, too. I don't even want to get started in on my lack of sex drive, or being always tired. I tried to let the staff know that I wanted the copper IUD instead, but they told me it was too late to change my mind. Getting Mirena was a huge mistake, and I can't even afford to have it removed, so I am stuck with it until I get insurance again. My advice, DON'T get Mirena!!!

It's been over 5 years since I was on hormonal birth control, and I'm excited about the ring... The first month I was very ANGRY - not like me at all; also sleepy all the time and taking naps (also out of character).

Now in month 2, I'm bloated all the time, gaining weight, and have acne BUT I'm not as angry as last month (thank God!). I'm still tired, but maybe I just need to get more sleep!

I'm going to give it one more month and see if things even out. I will NOT be hapy with weight gain. I've had no discharge, no slippage, but have had pain during sex. I've also experienced several days where I wondered if I was getting an infection - both months now, I was swollen / inflammed and slightly itchy for about 3 days. I only get yeast infections when I take antibiotics, so this is not like me either. We'll see.