I was told to have it replaced at the 5 year mark, pretty sure it would work all 5 years and possibly a little longer, but better safe than sorry.
If you leave Mirena in place after five years, you could get pregnant. Other than that, there are no side effects.
Mirena does not cause infections.
Mirena's useful life is five years. After it's removed, your period will return within four to six weeks, if your periods were regular before. Like the birth control pill, it quickly gets out of your system.
I had the mirena inserted Oct 2012, but with that I had the bad luck of an ovarian cyst. I used Yaz for 6 months and the cyst disappeared. It made it's appearance again end of 2013 and the cyst had burst. You can use Yaz together with the mirena but not for long term.
The cast of Mirena - 2012 includes: Susanne Strach as Mirena
Have the Mirena removed, and then have intercourse.
No, Mirena does not prevent chlamydia.
Yes, absent periods are a normal side effect of Mirena.
Mirena Iud has a drug coating that last up to five years and prevents the egg from attaching. A regular IUD prevents pregnancy but is not 100%.
There are no known drug interactions between prednisone and Mirena. Few medications affect Mirena.
You can have your period up to 6 month's your period will slow down to just spotting in time.Around 8 months it will stop from time to time you may spot
Mirena is an intrauterine device that prevents unwanted pregnancies.