Happy with my Mirena coil BUT......

[lulumama]

periods virtually non existent.. usually have a day or two of spotting.. this month i was a few days late..and got quite anxious. i know it is reliable contraception, but the very very light periods do make me worry a bit.

what are the alternatives? apart from sterilisation

do you have periods with the copper coil? and is it as effective

cannot take Pill due to history of DVT in the family

Flame, I 'lost' my Mirena a few months ago (lulu in fact may remember, she was on my panicky thread giving moral support IIRC...).

I was told they're infintely more likely to head up than out, esp without you noticing.

Mine's still in, tho not in place, so dr advised leaving it until I'm ready to try for another DC. At which point it may need to be removed under GA, but I'm trying not to think about that at the moment.

TBH, I'm getting breakthrough bleeds with this one and never had anything with the other two, and it's driving me crazy - I LIKED not bleeding at all.

Lulu, how about investing in a pack of those el cheapo tests from eBay and just testing yourself every month? Works out at a few pence a time.

Diaphram less reliable than condoms!

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Had Mirena fitted two months ago and didn't have a period for the first 7 weeks so was thinking great! (like not having periods ) had a non hormonal coil before and really heavy painful periods, 8 weeks on and I'm having a period which started off light for the first day but has gotten heavier and I thought that if I bled at all it would only be light and last for a day (now on 5th), so i'm now very annoyed and in pain again! Have to say though since having this coil fitted it has made me want sex alot more!