Mirena - has anyone else experienced a brown discharge?
It's not my period and it's lasted over a week?
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com Last updated on Nov 22, 2018.
Official Answer
by Drugs.comThe side effects for Mirena list that there may be an alteration of menstrual bleeding and an increase in genital discharge.
In our comments section, where real people leave reviews, women do mention having a brownish discharge so it appears to be a normal side effect.
For the Mirena comments section which you may find useful see:
https://www.drugs.com/comments/levonorgestrel/mirena.html
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https://www.drugs.com/pro/mirena.html
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