Opinions needed: I’ve tried the depo shot, gained a lot of weight, mood swings were terrible and I was constantly irritable. Had two forms of birth control pills both pills I kept ovulating on. Had the copper iud(paraguard) periods were horrendous, constant bleeding, huge clots and terrible cramps. Now I’m currently using the Mirena since January and though I love the fact I don’t have to use protection with the BF, I’m still having some complications. I’m contemplating switching to the nexplanon implant. Opinions? Brand: Mirena (IUS)

How do you know you ovulated on the pill? And what complications are you having on Mirena?

@jyzn22 So basically I’ve had it for 8 months now almost 9. Back in May I started bleeding after sex into June constantly it happen every time it would only be spotting but it was annoying. Finally went to the obgyn down here, she sucked gave me estrogen pills and kicked me out of the office basically. But those seemed to fix the issues. Well for the past two months I keep having pains like cramps in my right side similar to ovulation pains but it’s not the time of the month for me to be ovulating which is the problem. And it’s constant. My wires have also randomly gone missing up into my cervix and aren’t hanging down like they should for a day or two then reappear. I’m also having a lot of random cramping even though it’s 8 months. On the pill I told my doctor about the pain I was experiencing which she decided was ovulation pain symptoms. She had me do a fertility kit test for an entire cycle and they did come back positive at one point.

First of all - that's really weird if you actually did ovulate on the pill, because the pill stops that from happening. Did you take your pills correctly? As for your IUD... The bleeding after sex sounds a bit annoying but at least it's gone. Bare in mind that cramps/period like pain is super normal and a very common side effect of hormonal birth control - you're likely to experience that on the pill, with the iud and with the implant. Unfortunately there's no sure way of avoiding it other than taking painkillers and using a hot water bottle to relieve it. As for your strings, it's actually very normal for them to wrap around your cervix - when they do this, can you feel them at all? If so, it's really not a problem. If you can't feel them at all, it's still most likely fine, but is worth having a doctor or nurse check to make sure everything is still in place. Like I said, these issues are really typical of the IUD. A lot of women find that side effects die down more after a year. Honestly though, you may well find the same pain/cramps issue with the implant, plus new annoying side effects too. If you're seriously considering it, discuss it with your doctor. I personally think it may be worth waiting a bit longer to see if things settle more.

@jyzn22 I know it was super weird to be ovulating on the pill. That’s why I switched to a different form of birth control because my doctor though the hormones weren’t strong enough. I appreciate your opinion and advice. The only issue I really find annoying to the point I want to change is the constant ovulation pain I’ve been experiencing for the past month. And no at times I can not feel my wires at all. I saw an obgyn in SC which I’m living for school, so she’s not my normal obgyn and she didn’t seem to care about my issues at all and seem more annoyed and bothered that I was wasting her time. I have a new obgyn I’m going to be seeing on Tuesday and I’m hoping to be getting an ultrasound to make sure the iud is still in proper place and hasn’t moved since my wires have been disappearing which the other obgyn refused to do.