To coil or not to coil - that is the question!

[JollyOldStNicholas]

I'm 41 and in peri, I'm due to have my mirena coil removed and was planning on not having it replaced. Not needed for contraceptive use now as been sterilized. The Dr advised I have it replaced with another as it will "help me through menopause". I was really hoping to stop pumping artificial hormones through my body to try to help my terrible acne, mood swings etc, but the Dr implied it would be much worse without the mirena. Has anyone got experience in this area and can advise please?

If you go on HRT you need progesterone, so if you have the mirena that will cover it, and you would only need oestrogen eg the gel to use daily.

I am about to have a mirena fitted because I didn’t get on with oral or vaginal progesterone (utrogestan is the name of the body identical one). Taking it orally made me feel suicidal, and vaginally was ok but I hate the mess as the rest of the soft capsule expels itself the next day, it’s making me miserable and affecting my sex life. I’m hoping the mirena will be better as it’s localised like the vaginal one, and a low dose, even if it is synthetic.