"i am 21 and i had my mirena inserted in march of this year. i had heard a lot of scary stories and people telling me not to get it. i continued anyway and had it put it. i had it inserted 4 months after my daughter was born. i personally think that having the mirena put in was worse than child birth. i cramped for a couple of days and then it didn&#039;t hurt anymore. my doctor told me that my period may completely go away but she said most likely it would just slow way down. the reason i don&#039;t like it is because the removal strings feel like fishing line and haven&#039;t softened like my doctor said they would. it hurts during sex. plus i have no sex drive whatsoever. i just don&#039;t like it."