I had the MIRENA IUD inserted on January 11th, 2008. 10 weeks aft...

I have had the mirena for about 3 months and have had exactly the same problems, i've also noticed odd cramps during and after sex in my lower abdomen especially if i've been constipated. I definitely think its due to the mirena being inserted. My boyfriend also complained about the pain like a "needle" poking him. I have had an unusual sex drive as well and been getting upset over silly things and crying alot.. leads me to wonder whether or not its really worth having this thing in!

I have had the Paraguard and the Mirena both within the last 10 years. I just had the Mirena put in about 1.5 years ago due to complications that I thought stemmed from the Paraguard; however, I have only seen an increase in the intensity of problems since I have had it changed. It began with severe cramping (which I had never had a problem with cramping before) and moved on to severe acne, cessation of menstruation, hirsutism (male pattern hairloss/growth), blood pressure problems and other related difficulties. They keep saying that it is PCOS and handing out more and more medication (which concerns me); however, I have had 2 children (this is uncommon for PCOS) and my onset of problems did not start until approx. 6 mos after having the Paraguard inserted. I suppose it could be a coincidence but I wish that I would have taken the chance several years ago and had it removed AGAINST the Dr.'s advice (since they all keep saying that it is not the IUD that is causing the problem) just to see if it would have helped. Now I am not sure if the symptoms can be corrected since so much time has passed. I am going tomorrow to have it removed finally and will give it 6 mos. I imagine that if I am correct, I will see some reduction in symptoms in that period of time.