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Mirena - the way forward

Advantages: Sorts out your contraception issues
Disadvantages: Some people can experience side effects

After having our second child and after lots of discussion with my husband and visits to the Family Planning Clinic, I decided to have a coil fitted. There are currently two different types of coil available. The IUD and the IUS. The Intrauterine D ...

welshfruitbat 28.08.2006 · Read full review
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Miraculous Myrena

Advantages: Cost free, hassle free, pain free, baby free
Disadvantages: Uncomfortable to have put in, some spotting

Myrena coil is an intra-uterine thing but not a real coil, as it is not made of copper. it is plastic, with progesterone in it. The docs say that progesterone released directly into your uterus is much better than taken orally. I have had 5 children, a ...

sadoldbag 23.01.2008 · Read full review
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No more monthlies

Advantages: can stop your periods!
Disadvantages: Slight risk of ectopic pregnancy

It is very easy just to assume that the vast majority of women are on the pill. Whenever you open a womens magazine you can be bombarded with information about oral contraceptives. We are kept relatively well informed about the latest pill scares and most ...

water-witch 15.09.2002 · Read full review
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The choice of a new generation

Advantages: No periods, fuss free contraception
Disadvantages: Potential side effects

...Six years ago, to address my heavy and prolonged periods, I had the Myrena coil fitted. It was explained to me by my very informative well women doctor as a inter-uterine contraceptive device with a hormone impregnated section that would deliver a far low ...

s_bardell 25.11.2002 · Read full review
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Don't want to get pregnant....try Mirena

Advantages: No pills, or injections.
Disadvantages: Only protects from pregnancy!!!

After having fallen pregnant while on the pill not once but twice, I was looking for a somewhat more reliable method of contraception after the birth of my last child. So I visited the family planning clinic, where the options were laid out in front of m ...

sandemp 22.12.2004 · Read full review
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