abnormal uterine bleeding
"I am 46 and have suffered heavy periods for a couple of years, becoming anemic and generally unhappy. Fibroid removal did not work, and my physician suspects andenomyosis. I had a Mirena IUD placed to try to stem the heavy bleeding. I had read all these stories and went in fully informed. I was bound-and-determined to come back and post my success story. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance. Slowly over a couple days I started to feel and see the strings come out further and further. Two weeks to the day after insertion, the Mirena IUD was expelled.  I read later on the internet that in women for whom the Mirena is placed the expulsion rate is 13-15%."