"got mirena at my 6 week post-partum checkup. first baby, had him w/o an epidural, and wow. the iud insertion hurt worse than childbirth. i bled for 2 months straight after insertion and my husband said the cords felt like wires stabbing him for the next year. 3 years later and i wish we had money for my husband&#039;s vasectomy. i get brutal cramping almost 24/7, intercourse is painful for me if my husband thrusts too deep, i get intensely nauseous during my period and my period is very heavy, i recently got pelvic inflammatory disease, and the cords can still be felt by my husband both the day before and the day after my period.
the only &#039;pluses&#039; about this iud is that i didn&#039;t have to pay for it and i haven&#039;t got pregnant again."