"don&#039;t get the mirena iud. i wanted to love the mirena, i really did. i&#039;m 23, no kids &amp; wanted a low maintaince birth control. insertion &amp; initial cramping were pretty bad but thats normal. i liked my iud for the first year or so. didn&#039;t gain weight like i did on the pill &amp; no real side effects. but my love for the iud turned to hatred when i discovered it had given me an ovarian cyst. i started having an excruciating pain deep in my abdomen. the pain was right next to my hip bone and was unlike any pain i&#039;ve ever had. it would radiate down my leg &amp; up my back. some days i couldn&#039;t even stand up or go to work. finally got an ultrasound and discovered it was a cyst so now its out and i feel so much better. please don&#039;t get the mirena!!"