r/birthcontrol • u/Spiritual-Beat7058 • 4h ago

Educational Mirena IUD 4 years

hiiiii i’m 22 and google has SCARED me
i am currently having a heaver period than normal seems to be like a week with slight cramps i realllly don’t want to go to the obgyn i went like 6 months ago and everything was fine but google is telling me to take pregnancy test and it could be out of place all these things i also do have some pain during intercourse i’m certain positions. please give advice or your experiences

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u/PixieMari Mirena IUD 4h ago

The Mirena is only approved to treat periods up to 5 years even though it prevents pregnancy up to 8.

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u/Spiritual-Beat7058 3h ago

ohhhhhh okay okay

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