"i have had the mirena iud in for 2 years now. i had it placed after my daughter was born. i like the idea of not having to remember to take a pill everyday, the process of having it inserted was a little painful but i think it wasn&#039;t as bad as some others experience because i had just had a baby 10 weeks prior. since i have had the mirena in i have not had a period sometimes i get some light spotting around the time i would normally have my period, the other side effects are what is killing me, i have had the worst acne ever since i got the mirena, and i have never had acne in my life, it has not stopped for 2 years. also my sex drive has hit rock bottom, i never have the urge to have sex, i am getting the mirena out."