Comparing Mirena vs Sprintec

For Birth Control Ladies!!! Do yourself a favor and stop reading these. Everybody is different and we all have different insertion experiences. I just got mirena inserted this morning. I am 24 years old and I've never had a baby. I was extremely nervous, as this was my second attempt at inserting mirena. I went last week and my cervix was too tight so they sent me home with a prescription that was to be put in my vagina the next week before I go in again. The second time (this morning) was a lot easier. Yes, it does hurt a bit but nothing I couldn't handle. Honestly the worst part for me was the cramps afterwards. I had bad cramps for about 5 minutes and ended up throwing up. After that I felt much better.

For Birth Control I have had the Mirena for almost four years now. It was been pretty great overall for the four years. A few months ago though, my periods started becoming very long. They would have one to two days where it seemed like it was done and then it would come back and just be light for about four more days. Mind you, I’ve never lost my period, it’s just been shorter and like clockwork and lasting 5 days only. Now it’s lasting double that if not longer. From what I read this is rather common and may mean it’s time to be replaced. But anybody else feel the dread of having to go through the insertion process again? Cause damn, I’m not looking forward to that.

For Birth Control I've been on this pill since I was thirteen (21 now) due to an incredibly irregular cycle. It worked great, I didn't have many side effects, and it did what it was suppose to. I've always taken it at the same time every morning BUT it failed me and I am now nine weeks pregnant with my first child. Overall: effective in regulating my cycle with little to no side effects, not effective in preventing pregnancy.

For Birth Control I'm almost finished with my first month and I can already tell a difference in my skin. However, I want to have sex constantly and I eat everything in sight.