Mirena and good sex

I wasnt going to post anything since i no longer have mirena in, im just now concerned w fertility and curious of side effects that are or could be perm. but i feel like it might help w the next persons decision to get mirena. i strongly advise against it! i had it for almost 2 years. i was in pain off and on, constant pain w sex. my partner could feel it every time. i went to a hospital er bc i was unable to find it and the doc said the mirena couldn't fall out...ummm ya bs! i was living w this devise hanging out of my cervix(half way out) for about a yr i got a bad infection a couple of times and i was already very prone to large cysts on my ovaries(no doc ever told me any side effects and even knew my history w the cysts-not just ovarian but everywhere u could think of) i could feel mirena the whole time it was in me, just couldn't afford to get it removed..almost tried to pull it out a couple times. i didn't get weight gain at all im pretty sure but had a lot of pelvic pain and as i said no good sex bc it would hurt so bad..and stab the penis so no good for him either..dont ever get this very bad decision...im not sure why it isnt recalled they recently recalled a bunch of birth control pills but not mirena??? with this device u run the risk every day of having it move and pierce your uterine wall, which can cause internal bleeding and death...not to mention all the other horrid problems and pain...not worth it! STEER CLEAR!

Hi, I had the Mirena inserted in July 2008. When it was inserted it did not hurt much, I had little cramps during the rest of the day. The first few days it was ok then I started feeling somewhat sore down there and I felt like the Mirena was about to come out. So I went to the doctor he said he had to cut the string because it was too long. Ok. Afterwards I had my period for like ten days (it was very light). After that there was NO MORE PERIOD. Everything was going fine until I started feeling sudden cramps around my stomach (I'm thinking its the are where the mirena is inserted) but the good thing is that that only happens once in a while so I'm guessing thats normal. The thing that I DISLIKE the loss of sexual appetite, I pretty much had a very good sex life now I just don't feel comfortable anymore. After sex I feel somewhat sore and my husbands says he can actually feel the mirena sometimes. I don't like that loss of sex appetite and I do believe is because of the mirena because I was not like that. I don't know if I should get it removed or if this is a temporary symptom and it will go away or what?

Since having the mirena, I have lost my sense of humor, my sex drive, I get into hideous rages, I feel like I have something crawling under my skin when I have PMT. The PMT hardly ever goes away and as a result my breasts are twice the size they usually are, I have got stretch marks, they seem to swell for three weeks out of four and then I have a small period, when I finish bleeding my breasts swell again as if getting ready for another period. I suffer from headaches, tearfulness, slow witidness (used to laugh a lot). My boyfriend and I used to enjoy a good sex life, now I can't stand him touching me, so if I don't get the mirena out, I will be back on the shelf again, but I don't want a baby, can't take the pill that has an awful affect and the other copper coil made me bleed for two weeks at a time. What is a gal to do? Think I'll pull it out myself I feel that furious with having this alien inside of me. Plus I go running lots and do circuits at the gymn and am up a dress size since the mirena doh! Am sick!

Wow, this is all pretty scary. I'm 44 and had the Mirena inserted 3 years ago. Man it was so painful. I was warned beforehand though. I am childless and my family Dr. thought it would be best if a GYN did the insert so I choose that route...and there was one in her office. The pain of having that inserted was pretty severe but I've never been in a hospital or even had a broken bone so I just chalked it up to me being a wimp. If I take a step back and think about it, I've been fortunate enough to never have experienced PMS or cramping....I just had hormonal migraines for years. This was my reason for going with the Mirena as per my Dr's suggestion. I was not told to wait until I started my period, just to get the prescription filled and make an appointment. Thankfully I had insurance because that is one expensive puppy.

Aside from the constant cramps (which a friend pointed out were menstrual cramps), I had this incredible pressure in my lower right side. Sort of felt like a ball wedged into my ovary or something. My migraines went away immediately though and for that I was grateful. Then the weight gain hit and I spoke to my Dr. about it and she advised that it had no connection to the Mirena. Next came the lack of energy and tiredness. Again I was told it had nothing to do with the Mirena. By this time I am gaining weight, can't even go for a walk and don't even want to think about sex. I've sprouted facial hair that is very embarrassing and get cranky at the drop of a hat.

After 3 years of having the Mirena I am finally beginning to connect the dots. I spoke to my new family Dr. and asked her if she thought these changes to my body could be related to my IUD...without even knowing what I had, she asked me if it was a Mirena. When I said yes, she ordered up some blood work to see what changes have been occurring to my body. Prior to my getting the Mirena my original Dr. told me that my testosterone level was very high so I must have a good sex drive. Now I don't even want to think about having sex as I am too dry and not interested. I've had to ensure my partner that it is not him or has anything to do with how I feel about him.

I hope once my blood work comes back that I will get some answers to my medical issues. If I have to have this thing out, I hope it is not as painful as it was going in. And, if I have to have it out I hope my migraines don't come back.

I've posted before about the side effects I've experienced and wanted to report that my sex drive, while not the same as it was before, is much better, and I've had some really good sex.

I understand that I could be spotting off and on for months, but I've had MAYBE 5 consecutive days without any sort of bleeding since I had it put in over a month ago. I'm nearing another two weeks of having my period.

If it weren't for instead menstrual cups, I'd have no sex life at all. I can handle it but I admit, it's starting to make me a little crazy having to wear something ALL THE TIME. I hope it ends soon!

I am calling my doctor and having this thing removed ASAP. I've had it in for three months, and at first everything was fine. But lately, I almost feel as though I'm going crazy. Insomnia. Terrible mood swings and anger. Getting beyond mad and upset at simple things. My heart feels like its beating ridiculously fast - like I'm having heart palpitations or an anxiety attack. I feel like I'm in a pressure-cooker. I get unreasonably mad at my dear husband and children, which leaves me feeling so awful and terrible to be acting this way. My hair falls out in gobs, and I have a puffy tummy that is soooo not normal. I haven't had a good sex drive in years, but now the thought of sex makes me almost want to throw-up. I feel like I'm going crazy. Any problems in my life seem amplified, and I feel completly overwhelmed - and I really shouldn't feel this bad. Kids wear you out, and messes around the house are tiresome, but the commotion shouldn't make me feel this NUTS!