"i understand every woman is different, but mirena has been wonderful for me. i have struggled for 25 years with painful cramps and excessive bleeding and mirena is the only thing that has worked for me. i never have had children, so there was some pretty nasty pain when it was put in. i am on my second one and it was much less painful the second time around. both my husband and i could feel my strings at first but that faded with time. as i said it isn&#039;t for everyone."