I have had the Mirena IUD for nearly 2 years now. My period definitely lightened up and came on a somewhat regular basis. However, I have not had my period since January.. :/ I took a pregnancy test a couple days ago and it came back negative. Im not sure I feel very confident about that though. I started an intense exercise program in the new year, could that be a reason why I have not gotten it? I’ve been "stuck" in my weight loss for the past several weeks, and that contributes to my fear of being pregnant. I am happily married with stable finances so pregnancy wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen, though obviously we did not have plans in the near future for another child…
What have been your experiences with Mirena? Anyone else completely miss periods?
It’s really normal to miss your period while using the mirena and it’s normal that it’s taken so long to get to that point too. You may just have some light bleeding once every few months or it could change and you have regular periods again.
So long as the pregnancy test is negative and you can feel the strings in place you shouldn’t worry. It’s the most reliable form of contraception out there but nothing is 100% so if you feel pregnant then test again. It’s hard to know when to accurately test due to the contraception but 2 weeks after sex would yield a positive test if you were pregnant.
Unfortunately if you do get pregnant with the minena in place there is a high chance of it being ectopic and even if it’s not, it’s hard to remove the coil and not damage the pregnancy.