What is going on??!!??!!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
What is going on??!!??!!
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Mon, 10-18-2004 - 2:50pm

Hi ladies - my apologies for the hat - I cant seem to swap logins today.


I have had my minera for almost 5 weeks now... when I finally stopped bleeding from my last period which lasted almost a month I had 1.5 weeks off, and now I'm back on my period... this is day # 11 - what is going on??? I was told the minera would shorted my periods not double, triple, and quadruple them!! Not to mention my periods are not uncomfortable and painful at times - but only on the right side. That scares me a little that it is always on my right side.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 10-18-2004 - 6:25pm
I've had the mirena for over a year now.Your experiences sound like what happened to me after I first got it.The first 3 months or so my periods lasted 16+ days and came every 2 weeks (2 periods each month)....They settled down after that and got lighter and easier each month to now where if I have a period it's basicly just spotting for a few days.My cramps came and went-and were pretty strong at times-now basicly I get a few twinges each month around "that time"...Hope things get easier for you.
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Registered: 08-11-2004
Mon, 10-18-2004 - 9:45pm
When I got my Mirena IUD, I never had anything more than spotting in between periods, but what you're describing sounds just like what I went through when I started on the mini pill (which also has progesterone only). I was having what seemed like full periods every other week for the first couple of months, and then everything started calming down. I've heard of this sort of thing with Mirena, but that it usually gets better within 2-3 months. Once things get better, then you've got the next 5 years not to have to worry, so hopefully you can hold out a while.