"i chose mirena after having my fourth child. i was spotting lightly for 6 weeks and almost wanted to take it out, but i waited and the spotting passed. i had that mirena for a full five years and only had two periods on it. i removed the mirena and waited for three months to have it replaced. the insertion was just a tiny pinch, no pain really and lasted about 30 seconds. i had some very light spotting, this second time around, maybe a drop of blood during the first day and no bleeding afterwards to my surprise since. my doctor suggested i will probably not have any periods again. i highly recommend this wonder product. it is a miracle product. i never had any side affects from it."