same here i had the mirena put in in jan this yr and it has been the best thing ever.
i had bleeding for 4 weeks heavily but i got a severe infection, but i had a d&c done and things like that.
i had a month break then a 8 day af.
so its worked well
id recomend it.
love rach xxxx
Yeah, Mirena basically works on the same premise as Implanon. Regulated dose of progestogen. Personally I wouldn't use progestogen based birth control as a long term thing as it has been known to cause irreversible bone density loss in long term users. My sister uses a copper IUD and has done for 9 years now - hasn't complained about it once.
Inertia progesterone IMPROVES bone density. That's why they give you it in HRT to help reverse osteopirosis after the menopause. The difference in bone mass using or not using progesterone-based contraceptives in women who had not yet reached peak bone mass (teenagers and early 20's) was found to be statistically insignificant. So as far as bones go, Mirena is safe. In addition it protects one from endometrial cancer.
Neither sperm nor embies can survive well near the copper of an IUD because its presence causes the uterine lining to make leukocytes (white blood cells) which attack the IUD, sperm and embies as enemies, and prostaglandins which disrupt pregnancy if it occurs (an IUD can be put in up to 2 weeks after intercourse to prevent pregnancy, because it can basically interrupt an early pregnancy and cause a miscarriage.
Copper IUD's often cause heavy, painful periods partly because the body tries to rid itself of the unwanted invader every months (the expulsion rate is higher than with the Mirena) and partly, it is thought, because sometimes it is a disrupted pregnancy, not a period.
They are very legal and quite popular among those who want an IUD but cannot tolerate synthetic hormones.
I am Rhesus negative. If I was to get the copper IUD, could that increase my chances of developing antibodies if I did have a 4th due to it causing MC?
The don't give rhogum with the IUD, so i can only imagine that no, it would have no effect - if it disrupts a pregnancy it does so before the heart begins to beat.
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