Hi, currently not happy with my contraceptive arrangements and thinking of either mini pill or mirena - would love to hear thoughts/experiences of those methods especially with regard to weight gain. I was on the pill for a few years in my teens/twenties and found I gained weight and grew mahoosive boobs but otherwise no side effects. Mahoosive boobs never went away once I stopped taking it, sadly! I do now experience very bad PMT including sore boobs from hell, moodiness, bloating etc. Seems to be getting worse as I get older and I think I may be getting a bit perimenopausal, periods heavier and more irregular etc. Was thinking the pill might help "smooth" all that out as well as remove the risk of pregnancy - currently haphazard condom users and I seem to spend every month thinking "am I?" which is a bit tiresome. Have just heard such horror stories re Mirena although my GP is very keen on it (she has one!) Any thoughts? Coil or pill? Thanks!