Mirena

Pros: no pills, no forgetting = no surprises (for 5 years!) If/when I do want a foetus inhabiting me, fertility should be (fairly) instantly restored following removal. GPs can do it, don’t need to see a gynaecologist. Cons: Hurts like a MF when they put it in (think: worst period pain x3, lasting for between 2 days and 2 weeks…). Paracetamol and ibuprofen did not touch it for me- just had to grit my teeth and suffer it! Subsided after about a week but didn’t go completely for about a month… no complications, just how it was for me. I’m pretty tolerant of pain but others who are more sensitive may want to think twice and then twice again- it is very painful! The very light periods a bit annoying for me as they are too light for the Mooncup but too heavy for just liners. I would like it if they stopped completely but this can’t be guaranteed anyway. I have never had problems with increased emotionality peri-menses; now, I’m crying, angry, etc, a real stereotype. Very strange. Maybe I’ve been taking the Pill so long that I just got used to being level and calm all the time and this is really how I am! My BF says the threads sometimes feel like he’s being stabbed in the D by a tack which isn’t nice for him (or me, worrying about him). I try and tuck them out of the way but it’s not easy. It’s the only thing that makes me want to go back on the Pill.