I had Mirena put in about a month ago. I am 44 and I smoke, so t...

You make a good point. This site is about the negative side effects of Mirena. The great thing about the internet is that you can go to google and seek out positive testimonials right after reading these. My experience looking for them has been that I still find many negative ones. I think it's a no news is good news situation where woman who have no problems aren't inclined to look for other woman on line that also have to problems with the device. However, if you read all of the testimonials, some woman like myself enjoyed the device for some time before experiencing intolerable side effects. I think it's important to consider the bias held by those who are happy with the device. They want to be happy with it because it's a very effective form of birth control. I got it because I didn't like the side effects I'd experienced on even a low dose birth control pill; mainly constant irritability. But I have to admit I also got the MIrena because it seemed like something that could give me the illusion that I was on no form of birth control at all, no pills to remember to take, seemingly no side effects, and no period. After the initial pain I almost forgot it was there, except for the occasional stabbing pain or when my partner felt it poke him. What was most important to me was being able to enjoy the pleasure of sex without a condom with my mate. I felt like wonder woman. Now I worry for other woman who will be too diluted by this illusion to realize that there are side effects to most forms of birth control only this is expensive and painful to insert and remove and can have a lasting impact on one's hormone balance.