I got the Marina in 3 years ago and it has been an absolute blessing!

Insertion was a bit of a nightmare. I was pooping, puking and cramping like mad for a few hours. My body was like, "GET THIS THING OUT!" I seriously had to sit down with my body and talk to it and say, listen, I've insert this thing, I know its there, and its good for me. Well, within an hour of that chat, all good.

First 2.5 years, I had NO Period. Heaven!!!! No weight gain, no mood changes....I still get a little PMS'y for a day or so once a month (I can just feel that everything irritates me irrationally that day), but then it would pass. About a year in, I had one period. A year later, I had another. Now it is 3 years, and for the past few months I've had some spotting/bleeding each month. This isn't usual to change so the doctor said, but I'm changing and he wasn't worried. I'm a little scared now, because the last two times I've had sex, I've had the cramping, pooing and barfing again afterwards, and I"m wondering if my body isn't trying to push this thing out.... I'll have another body chat and see if it works.

EVEN if it does come out - I LOVE Mirena, and I'll get another one. It is the best contraception out there. I've no fear of getting pregnant and it doesn't disrupt my lifestyle at all. In fact, it's saved me tons of money.

I'm sorry to hear you ladies above have had such problems with it though. I'm just trying to represent the other side.