Advice on mirena

[~me~]

I have a Mirena and love it. It took 3mths to settle down. I now get no periods at all. I will say that I am now in the 40+ age group and year 4.5yrs of my current Mirena.

A GF of mine has just had one put in for heavy bleeding, it's taking a while to settle and she is having irregular cycles, she has been advised to persist for the full 3mths before giving up.

My OB's recommended only for the fact that I was finished having children.

[Liviam]

I had my mirena in after our second child and loved it!! Had no problems getting it inserted - hadn't even realised it was over and done with. I had mine in for 16 - 18 months and apart from the initial spotting for 6-8 weeks I had no periods at all.
I had it removed (just felt like a pap smear) and they told me they were unsure as to when I would become fertile again - it was just a wait and see. A few days after I had it removed I got the heaviest period I'd ever had and it went for 9 days.
BUT on the upside I fall pregnant that cycle and I have PCOS. My other two took 16 months and 9 months to conceive.
I would have happily had it put back in after our 3rd and final bubba was born but DH had the snip instead.

If you have any questions feel free to ask