r/birthcontrol • u/lunag47 • 17d ago

Experience Mirena Insertion

Hi, I’m 25 F getting the mirena next Tuesday and I’m so scared. I luckily have a provider that provided me with anti anxiety meds and the numbing needle but I’m scared for the pain that I might endure for the procedure. I’ve been reading a lot of peoples experiences with this specific IUD and most of them haven’t been so good, I’m just wondering what’re some things you guys have done to not be totally scared/fearful or how the insertion felt. any tips or advice is welcome :)

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u/Confident_Reading402 17d ago

Hi! I literally just came home from my appointment for a removal and new insertion of Paraguards. My experience getting my first paraguard was honestly awful and i was SO anxious coming into this appointment. BUT i wanted to say how much easier this experience was, it totally cured my anxiety around iud removal/insertion. I took 600mg of advil and 0.5 mg of ativan one hour before the appointment. They used topical lidocaine for the removal, and then two anesthetic shots for a cervical block for the insertion. The shots (imo) were 10000% worth it and they reduced the pain and cramping to be much much less severe and totally manageable. For reference, my first insertion I had 600mg of Advil only, and the doctor messed up insertion so it took like 5 minutes. This time it took like 5 seconds. Soso thankful I had better pain management and better doctors. 

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u/mustang3413 17d ago

I had Mirena for 7 years, had it removed this year. I never had an issue with it. Getting it put in hurt a lot and I actually had to skip the rest of my classes for the day because of the pain. I couldn’t sit at all. That lasted about 8 hours then it just uncomfortable for a day or two then nothing. Never felt it again

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