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Progestins are hormones.
The low-dose progestins for contraception are used to prevent pregnancy. Other names for progestin-only oral contraceptives are minipills and progestin-only pills (POPs). Progestins can prevent fertilization by preventing a woman's egg from fully developing.
Also, progestins caus... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Endometriosis | 83 |
47% |
| Menopause | 8 |
63% |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 2 |
50% |
| Pre-menstrual Syndrome ... | 2 |
100% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 51% (99
Members)
find Mirena helpful
Mirena Reviews
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Didn't work, caused more pain
Not Working
1st IUD 05/04 to 05/05. didn't know i had endo. no periods during use. IUD removed in 5/05 when tubes tied, told i have endo. symptoms continued with returning periods. got IUD again in 9/07 TERRIBLE. Fibroids, then chocolate cysts, unable to have sex, pain unbearable, had removed 12/07
Not Working
it was awful my husband could feel it and it hurt him during sex. and cause me to get an infection. and i had to have it removed
Not Working
again awful experience with very bad sweats
Not Working
I had it in for a year and cramped and had cysts rupture...it caused me to bleed all the time and I hated the way my skin looked ...completely broke out. I was moody, and I always hurt in mystomach.
Not Working
recommened before my hysterectomy _I bled for 6 weeks solid!C
Not Working
was put in aganist my wishes, experience totally horrid. as was put in against will i knew nothing about it.... side effects that type of thing. i had four false labours in the 8 months i had it, i bleed more, had worse cramps, bad mood swings, could actually feel it there, hot flushes everything horrible .
Not Working
Progesterone sensitivityweight gain pain edema and uterine dysplasia continued with fibroids and stoma.
Not Working
It was used to try and supress the growth of the endo masses, but to no avail
Not Working
this fell out a few months later of my surgery
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hi there i asked my doc about mirena and she said that it wont stop endo from growing and it only prevents pregnancy. she also said mirena makes en... [More] -
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Hi there, Does Mirena hurt to get it put in or taken out? Does it work well? What's it feel like? thanks [More] -
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anyone out there tried mirena for their method of b.c.? i am considering it since i am not reacting well to my b.c. pills. i was wondering about sid... [More] -
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The mirena iud isn't put in your arm, it's placed inside your uterus [More] -
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Anyone use this Mirena IUD thing?? Just wondering if I should do it or not. My doctor is doing another lap at the end of March and wants to put this M... [More]
