"i got my mirena placed about two weeks ago now. previously i had been on sprintec for 2 years, and nuvaring for about the last two months before my mirena placement. my reason for switching from sprintec was that i would no longer be on a schedule where i could take a pill at the same time every day. nuvaring was awful and caused me to bleed for a month straight, so i decided to try mirena. 

the insertion was definitely painful, there&#039;s no denying that. but, the pain lasted maybe 10 seconds at the most. by the way, i have never had children.. i had pretty bad cramping for the first day after insertion. i stopped bleeding about 3-4 days after insertion (after a month of bleeding from nuvaring!) and feel great now! acne is getting better too"