Mirena

i know alot of ppl that have had bad experiences with it. unplanned pregnancies, weight gain, mood swings etc... my sister had real nasty reactions to it as far as weight gain and depression (common side effects) but all ppl react with different contraceptions esp hormonal ones so the fact that she reacted really badly doesnt necessarily mean you will. there are plenty of ppl that would have used it with no probs

Kate - that may have been why you werent losing weight though!

Most women I know have had them removed as they couldnt lose any weight (these are people in training), then they take what we now call the "devil stick" out and they lose the weight! Go figure!

You could do what I do .. and then be too tired for sex .. thats a contraception in itself

I have one, apart from not being able to lose weight easily its fab. Meets our needs perfectly for the next 4 1/2 years (got it in Oct) til we decide if Dh is having the snip.

Thanks for all the feedback, it's really great.
I generally react well to progestrone, which is what i believe mirena is???

Hey there

I am really interested in this thread as I am booked to get one in in July. However now I am worried. I had the depo shot a number of years ago and turned evil. To the point my placid DH (boyfriend at the time) told me to stop being a B$#%h and never to get that again. He has never spoken like that to me in the 10 years we have been married but I was strung out and knew I was being nasty. So is it the same hormone as the depo and will I be paying $360 just to have it out because I turn into a raving lunatic.

kiwi2 - it's the same as Depo but in a much much lower dose, is what Family Planning told me.

i have just had mine done yesterday, a heads up to ask questions about the threads b4 you get it done. the brochur and dr never said anything about problems some people have had with the threads.
i didnt realise they were so long and they arnt exactly blunt, i decided to google it as i dont have the option of ringing the dr that did it. i tried ringing the people that supply it to ask a few ? about the threads. i havent a problem with the actual device itself just the threads attached to it. im actually quite put off doing anything with dh becoz of them.

thanks minik8e.

iv heard nothing but good things from friends with them that have kids and ones that dont...although it costs about $500 if you dont have a medical reason to have it like endo etc

If you havnt had kids it can be very painful to insert and will usually do it under GA which is why i chose the pill before TTCing with Dh but will get the mirena afterwards...

its slow release and lasts up to five years and flushes out of your system with a few days so is far less invasive chemical wise as well

they both stopped getting their periods after the first 6 months and dont have to worry about taking pils, i think its a wonderful idea lol
I havnt heard anything on the weight side as the pill is supposed to do things like that but never made me gain weight, i think its more to do with the individual than the product.

This is what my pamphlet referred me to:
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