"i haven&#039;t had my mirena for as long as everyone else, but i have to say that so far everything is great! i am 22 with no kids, but i&#039;m moving in with my long term boyfriend soon and don&#039;t want to have to constantly worry about being pregnant. i won&#039;t lie, insertion for me was horrible. the pain was pretty bad, but went away almost instantly after removal of all of the other stuff. i felt pretty bad for the rest of the day and cramped for the next few with a bit of very light spotting, but i haven&#039;t had any spotting in the last week and just have the occasional cramp. i have felt for the strings and it kinda freaks me out that i can feel them, but my boyfriend hasn&#039;t mentioned being able to feel them. all in all, it&#039;s much better than the pill that i was on and i&#039;m happy with my mirena so far!"