"i had my mirena iud placed about four months ago. i highly recommend it *if* you want long-term easy birth control and are able to wait out the two to three month adjustment phase (which i&#039;m sure is shorter or longer depending). now, i forget i have it.

but the first two months after i got it, i wanted it out. for one thing, my fingers are too short and i couldn&#039;t feel the strings, meaning i have to go in to have it checked slightly more often than normal. i had spotting, waves of cramping, breast tenderness, my period every two weeks that lasted 7-10 days (which was pretty annoying). i didn&#039;t have a decreased sex drive, but because my body felt so out of whack, i didn&#039;t feel like having sex. if you can wait, do."