"mirena gave me my life back. ever since i hit puberty at 11 years old i have had horrible, very heavy, very painful periods . around 18 i was diagnosed with endometriosis. i would miss school, work, have to double layer my clothes when i slept it was horrible. i tried every birth control out there including seasonique, the nuvaring, ortho tri-cyclen, depo-provera,  loestrin, lybrel, if you name it i&#039;ve tried it. nothing worked. i started having periods that would last for 2-3 weeks. finally i tried mirena, having it put in was painful- but bearable. the first 6 weeks i had cramps and spotting. after that nothing. i get a very light 2-3 day period now and then. no cramps. it&#039;s amazing and gave me my life back. i&#039;m so thankful for it!"