"i thought i&#039;d share my experience with the mirena idu. im a 26 year old female in a committed 3 year relationship with my boyfriend. throughout my lifetime before the mirena i&#039;ve had a history of depression and hormonal issues taking birth control. since the age i was sexually active at 16 i tried every other the counter option: the ring, pills , patch, condoms even tried the diaphragm. on top of this i would have extremely painful periods in which i would lay around all day and take close to 12 advil daily. one docter recommended the iud, after 6 years thinking if i should get the iud i finally did and it changed my life. no pain for periods and hormone wise i&#039;m all set:)"