birth control
"I've had the Mirena for about 2 years now and for me, it's really a trade-off. I need to be careful with my medication not to get pregnant without planning for it. So the Mirena has been wonderfully effective in that regard. However, I can only rate the Mirena how I do because the strings poke. They poke my husband during intercourse, they poke me. On the inside. Like little needles. They also have caused my periods to turn into a 2 week long after-period discharge session. I also have seen no improvement in my hormonal symptoms. To me, it's a tradeoff."