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Im 22 yrs. old and have two little boys. My husband says he hopes...

Posted at 7:47 PM on Jun 21, 2009 by szapata7, #42477
Im 22 yrs. old and have two little boys. My husband says he hopes to one day have a girl so i figured 5 years should be enough time to decide. I got the Mirena last year and the only side effect i had was hair loss,BUT i'm not quite sure if it was the mirena or from just having another baby. But other than that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! I have been reading all these reviews and they were almost all negative I was wondering if something was wrong with me. Since I got the Mirena last year I lost weight, no more cramps, lightened periods, and a better sex drive(probably cause I don't have to worry if im going to get pregnant, I feel safe). So would I recommended the Mirena , YES but it clearly seems that every woman's body is different so it might be great for one person and not so great for the other.
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Reply 4 months ago on Jun 21, 2009 by anitaliberty, #20839

I'm pleased to hear you have had a good experience. Of course most people seek out a forum like this because their experiences are bad so the opinions are always going to be overwhelmingly and disproportionately negative.

My objection is that the medical community (for the most part) refuses to accept that there are side effects in many women, sometimes debilitating.

One of my best friends gets the depo provera shot and thinks it's great; I had it twice a few years ago and thought it was awful - I was about to jump off a bridge. My body seems to react badly to synthetic progesterone. However, my friend was incredibly supportive of me (and believed me, which is most important) when I said the shot was awful, despite her thinking it was the best thing ever.

As you say, every woman's body is different .. best of luck and I hope this continues!

Oh - and what's this "sex drive" thing you mention? :)

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