Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
"I had the Mirena IUD for 1 yr 4 mo.  The insertion pain wasn&#039;t too bad, but starting immediately after insertion, I had stabbing knife like pain in my lower right side which brought me back to my gynecologist one month later in tears.  I was told that the Mirena IUD was not responsible for the pain, and ultrasound confirmed it looked normal.  I suffered from chronic pain leading to NSAID induced ulcers, complete loss of libido, breakthrough bleeding 20+ days per month, &amp; depression.  I was prescribed additional medications and was scheduled for exploratory surgery. One month ago, I had it removed, and was reproachfully told it wasn&#039;t going to help.  Since then, I&#039;ve had no pain and no bleeding. Mirena did not work for me."