"i am 23 years old with 1 child &amp; got my mirena inserted at my 6 week post partum check up. paid the $1000 out of pocket to have it inserted. i didnt feel it going in at all. my doctor was on her 2nd mirena &amp; had great things to say about it. she reassured me mirena was top notch. i would have liked to keep it in for the full 5 years, but the side effects were not worth it for me personally. in the 17 months i have had mirena in i have experienced personality changes, anxiety, depression, bloating, so much hair loss &amp; hard/round/painful cystic acne. i would still recommend mirena for bc. nobody knows your body better then you! if you notice biological changes like i did, dont doubt yourself! i removed it &amp; i&#039;m doing much better without it."