Monthly Archives: May 2008

What’s the difference between the Mirena and a copper IUD?

I was asked this in the comments of my ‘Mirena and my tinfoil hat’ posting and thought that this would make a better blog entry than it would a response.
The primary difference between the Mirena and the copper IUD is what they’re made of and HOW the body responds to the different materials. Let me [...]

Mirena Post-Removal - Update #2

So, it’s been about 7 weeks since I had the dreaded IUD out and I’ve had my 6-week post-op check in with my gyno and all is ok. I’ve had a normal cycle and things are overall where they should be.
Since having the IUD removed I’ve noticed the following: