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"I'm 37 and on my second Mirena; so a total of 8 years I've relied on it as a form of birth control.  Overall I've been happy with the device. However a few of my friends had it inserted around the same time as I did and had different experiences.  One had it in for 5 years with no side effects but got terrible infections after putting in the second one.  Another friend got bad acne and had it remove within a couple months while a third, who happens to be a doctor, got very oily scalp and removed it as well.  I still recommend it over the pill anyday."