To be worried about my Mirena?

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Got a Mirena IUD in February 2016. It’s supposed to be removed “by February 2021”.
From the first month I got it 3.5 years ago i had no periods, occasionally light spotting but literally just a smear on wiping one day a month.
This month = 🦈 shark attack!! Loads of bright red blood.
Proper period.

IABU to be very fearful it’s stopped working???
(Although married with a 6yr old, I do NOT want to get pregnant again).

It’s possible it’s came out. Can you get your gp to refer you for a scan to check if it’s still in position.

I was about to post the same.
Make sure it's still in.

Can you feel the strings?

I am sure they will check it for you at your doctors. You are supposed to be able to feel the strings yourself, although I must confess I never do. Personally I would be really surprised if it had come out without you noticing, my experience is that getting it out at all is pretty eye watering. I would also say that I've also noticed the period-suppression getting less as you get towards the end of the 5 years (I'm on my third now). But if you are worried, do get it checked.

I had exactly this! In for about 3 years with no periods, then full on regular as clockwork 😬 Had it checked and all fine, so was put down to 'one of those things'.

Well I’m glad I’m not alone. Find it hard to imagine it could come out without being detected, but I’ll check when my flow calms down.
Thanks.
Am still a bit worried that it might not be so effective now though.

I’ve had 3 Mirenas and after 4 years I always have periods. It’s common.