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Posted at 4:56 PM on Sep 16, 2008 by yvie74, #34565
Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm a 34 year old woman. I gave birth to my daughter in October 2005 and in December 2005 I had the Mirena coil inserted. It's due to finish up this December as it's approaching the 5 year mark.. In the last 6 months, my skin has gone from being clear as a frosty sky to that of an acne ridden 15 year old. I'm breaking out on both my cheeks, neck, jawline and chest. Could this be a side effect of the "winding down" hormones in my coil? I've had the coil in almost 5 years but I'm only getting really bad skin now...... for the past 6 month or so. I've always had relatively good skin so as you can imagine, this is most distressing for me. Could it be the "last of the hormones" in the coil? Could anyone shed light on this for me? I would have thought that if my skin was going to "break out" with the coil, it would have done so almost immediately after inserting the coil in in the first place..... Not almost 5 years later! I've no allergic reactions to creams, lotions, foods, etc. My diet is quite good (I've never changed my diet so it's not diet!), I'm not stressed. I get at least one new spot every day. They last for days, or a week. They are really deep rooted so most of them I can't even "pop"! Can anyone help? It's my birthday next week so it would be the perfect birthday present...... Regards and thank you in anticipation Yvonne xx
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 16, 2008 by candnsmom, #12418

I'm curious to know how you're calculating the 5 years. You said you had the mirena inserted in December 2005 and that you're nearing the 5 year mark, which would be December 2010. We're still 2 years away, so technically, you're only just over half way through its lifetime. When are the "winding down" hormones supposed to kick in? I wouldn't think this early. There are so many factors that could influence your skin, that mirena would not be my first assumption... bad diet, lack of exercise, lack of fresh air, stress (good and bad I have found), pregnancy (haha), etc. Best of luck clearing it up for your birthday!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 17, 2008 by kitmis, #12428

I had mine for nearly 5 years,I noticed I got really sore breasts and acne so I went and got mine out straight away I think you get more of the hormones when the mirenas time is nearly up,I had a lot of bad side effects from mine.
happy birthday for next week.

have a look at....... mirena-side-effects.sampasite for lots of info

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 17, 2008 by yvie74, #12445

Really sorry! I'm such an idiot!! I had my daughter in oct 2003 and had coil inserted in dec 03........... MAJOR typing error!! My diet and exercise are both ok. Live in the country so no pollution and plenty of fresh air......

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 23, 2008 by dcderouanna, #12655

yes, it is because it is "wearing off" - for example i got my first period in five years last week as it was due to be replaced (i just got a new one today)

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