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I had mirena fitted four years ago Sept 02. I initially...

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I had mirena fitted four years ago Sept 02. I initially for the first 6 weeks had very heavy bleeding and a shoting pain to my right side. I returned back to the clinic who gave me a scan etc and assured me everything was ok. Due to the heavy bleeding which had been continuous for 6 weeks I was given some tablets which helped to stop the flow of bleeding. I have to say that since this everything has been fine. No periods with the occasional spotting. However, in the recent months basically since September 06 - 4 years on I have noticed that I am spotting and although I can not say a real proper bleed I have passed a small clot or two. I did make a call to the manufacturers asking them have they had any feedback regarding the effectiveness of the coil after 4 years as opposed to 5 years and the response I got was not it should still be fine. Personally I am starting to worry as why now after 4 years should I start spotting and bleeding each month at a certain time.

Can anyone shed any light on this and have they experienced anything like this towards the end of the life period of the coil?

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  • heather81198
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    Hi! I was looking on Google to see if someone had something similar as to my situation. I never was a heavy bleeder when it came to my cycle and when I got the Mirena , my periods stopped almost altogether aside from the occasional spotting but not monthly. Not until a few months ago as I drew closer to the 4 year mark. Did you get anything figured out? Or if there is someone out there that could answer my question that would be great!
  • Alesgirl
    Alesgirl Guest

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    I’m having the same issue happen to me. I got my Mirena  at the beginning of September 2013 and for the past few months I’ve been bleeding  like a brownish red color but it’s not even enough to wear a pad.
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