question: I am a 21 year old female and have had the mirena in for about 6 months. I have had a child before so the initial insertion wasn t anything but a cramp . Everything was fine up until about 2 weeks ago when I started getting severe sharp lower abdominal pains. They feel a little bit like contractions. I am no stranger to pain in the lower abdomen (ovarian cysts , torn cervix ) but am really worried. In addition to the pain, I haven t had a period for 3 months (which is to be expected) then all the sudden 3 or 4 days ago I started bleeding very heavily. The blood is dark brown/red. I tried to get in to see my doctor, but she can t take me in for two weeks. Not sure what to do..