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Got my Kyleena fitted in August 2020 and I must say it was not as painful as I thought it would! Maybe the painkillers I was given had an effect, or maybe it was my amazing OB/GYN who managed to help me manage my stress, maybe it's both, but what a relief! I had cramps the next 30 minutes following the insertion and then they stopped. For the first couple months I experienced some spotting, some random (very manageable) cramps, and some breast tenderness, but once my body got used to the IUS those were all gone. I haven't experienced any specific side effect, overall very happy with my contraception at the moment! 

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For someone with heavy & painful periods, this has been a game changer. The insertion process wasn't too bad at all. It was uncomfortable but nothing out of the ordinary for someone who as been through hell with their periods! I have little to no bleeding now, and some cramps but nothing that some mefenamic acid cannot sort out. Highly recommend. I feel much more myself, and I'm not overloading my body with hormones all of the time. 

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I had the Kyleena coil fitted almost 4 years ago and have been very happy with my experience overall. Fitting was quite uncomfortable and I did suffer from cramping immediately afterwards but this subsided after 24 hours. Having previously tried two different combined pills which both made me gain weight and enlarged my breasts, once I had the Kyleena fitted I lost weight without trying and noticed a reduction in my appetite which I have seen as a good thing. My boobs shrunk too. My period has become really light and quite erratic but never went completely. I get really tender breasts and some cramping approximately 2 weeks-10days before bleeds which tend to happen monthly. I experienced painful cystic acne on my chin in the first few months after having the Kyleena fitted, but this has gone now. I feel much more like ‘myself’ with the coil compared to the pill which caused me to have really low moods. Overall I would recommend the Kyleena and plan to have another IUS fitted when the time comes! 

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I got the Levosert coil inserted last year. Getting it in was quite painful and I had pain for a few days afterwards then I was fine. I don’t get periods any more which doesn’t bother me but once a month I feel like my hormones increase and I get really sore boobs and an increase in appetite.

I was having problems with hair loss at first but this seems to have calmed down and was also getting a lot of whitehead spots on my chin which come back from time to time so that’s quite annoying.

I think I feel a bit more scatty than I usually do I’m forgetting a lot of things and can be quite disorganised but not 100% sure this is a cause of the coil.

It’s not made too much of a drastic change to my every day life and I’m glad I don’t need to worry about contraception for another 5 years.

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TW for mentions of PTSD and SA!
As someone who has always had very painful periods and rather heavy bleeding occasionally, I wanted to give the IUS a try. After a telephone consultation with my local Sexual Health Clinic, we decided that the low dose of hormones should be okay for me. However, while I knew about the pain during insertion and after, I was not prepared for how excruciating it would be for me. The insertion itself was not that bad as I'm used to very bad period cramps. But the week that followed was absolute hell for me. I walked home from the appointment and two hours later awful cramping and back and side pains started. They only slightly eased in the mornings before returning with vigour. I couldn't work or do anything else. 
Besides the physical pain, it was absolute hell for me mentally, too. And this is the reason why I'm writing this review in the hopes that it might help others. As a survivor of SA, it was agonising to have a foreign object in my body that was giving me such pain and that I simply could not deal with on my own. I couldn't simply get rid of it myself and I felt like I was not in control. Because of this plus the intense pain, the nurses decided to take it out only a week after insertion. Please, if you suffer from a form of PTSD, are a survivor of SA, or have severe anxiety about not being in control, make sure you reflect on the fact that you're getting a foreign object implanted in your body that could potentially make you feel uncomfortable or hurt you. It never crossed my mind that this could be an issue for me. I'm forever grateful to the nurses who helped me, showed compassion, and didn't turn me away at an incredible stressful and difficult time.

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Within a month my period returned into a normal pattern going from 9 days of bleeding down to 5, I also had facial hair start to disappear (I didn't have this facial hair before getting the coil), and and increase sex drive

As someone who had constant problems on the pill I decided to give the coil a go. Insertion was very uncomfortable and painful, I didn't know at this point you could ask for numbing gels or anything like that. The first 6-8 months of being on the coil everything was great, but the longer I was on it the longer my periods became, from someone who would normally bleed for about 5 day before the coil I ended up having some months were I was bleeding for up to 9 day. I also noticed an increase of body hair, mainly on my face and after having my coil removed the hair has slowly started to disappear to. I found removal absolutely fine and not painful at all, and within one month of removal have had my period return back to normal, I also found a lack of sex drive. My experience wasn't all bad on the coil, I liked not having to worry about contraception the entire time and had reduced period pains, but overall would not use it again.

Jaydess coil-review-id-815888d0-ee39-4dc7-ab5c-fbff5fe728f8

I had the Mirena coil inserted a month ago and I don't think I could have had a more positive experience! The nurse was great and used numbing spray without me having to ask. Insertion was uncomfortable but it was done in 10 minutes. I was on the pill when it was inserted, so the only bleeding I've had so far was my last "withdrawal" bleed when I stopped taking it. I've had some cramping and breast tenderness but nothing that isn't very manageable. I'm so happy with my magic fish hook!

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Insertion was ok - I took two ibuprofen. Wasn’t nice but also not the worst pin I’ve experienced, and over quite quickly. I went to a sexual health clinic where they’re much more used to carrying out the procedure than at GPs. 

The worst side effect is the weight gain, I put on a stone in a month after insertion, and have gone on to put on a second stone over the course of the first year. I’ve felt a bit depressed at times (which is unlike me) and anxious (which is like me!). I get occasional pelvic main (more at the beginning) which feels like a stitch rather than cramp. I had US to check it was in place after flagging this to GP. 

AFter a year I’m thinking I’ve given it a good go and I’ll get it removed. It’s otherwise good, but I just can’t shift the weight and it’s making me feel down. 

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After being taken off several pills, I switched over to the Kyleena as it had the most balanced side effects according to most users. After getting it, I experience quite extreme pelvic cramping every now and then, however it has nothing to do with my period - to the point that I thought I might have pelvic inflammatory disease. The coil is absolutely great in that I don't have to worry about it day to day and it is really convenient. Would recommend, but just be aware of the side effects. Also, if you decide to get one, make sure to ask the healthcare provider, e.g. nurse, to numb you down there. They will probably be more than happy to do so - they numbed me and I didn't feel a thing.

Kyleena coil-review-id-4b5e473f-999a-4feb-acaf-ac4c9803b357

I feel more ‘in touch’ with my emotions and a significantly increased sex drive. 

I had the Mirena coil in for 9 months. I was quite shocked at how bad the insertion was (didn’t feel very prepared for that) and I almost passed out and had to get collected from the clinic. I wasn’t offered any form of pain relief gels etc so I imagine this would have helped. I quickly decided that it was worth it though to not have to worry about contraception for 5 years and was really hopeful. However I got very localised pelvic pain in the left hand side from the second day after insertion which radiated down my leg. This pain did ease up over the first few weeks but still occurred weekly-monthly (and the pain actually got more intense over time). I had an ultrasound check because of fear of migration, which came back normal, and a few follow up doctors appointments. I ended up deciding to get it out a couple of weeks ago after one particularly painful bout of pelvic pain. Taking it out was way easier than getting it in so that was good. Since getting it out I haven’t felt the same pain again which is a relief as I started worrying it was something more serious! I also got black hairs on all of my toes since getting it in and my ibs symptoms appeared to get worse. It also killed my sex drive and made sex a bit uncomfortable which I actually didn’t realise until getting it out! My emotions have felt a bit clearer since getting it out I think, I have had a couple of wobbly teary days but overall I feel better emotionally. I really wanted this to work but I am quite relieved to have it out. 

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