The Mirena (IUC) is it Dangerous

The newest form of birth control is being heavily advertised on all the television channels lately. The Mirena is an intrauterine contraceptive, or that is what Bayer has called this new device. In the past we had several forms of what was called an Intrauterine Device, they are marketing the difference between these devices as being the use of a hormone called Levonorgestrel being released by the Mirena. In years past one of the side affects of the Intrauterine Device was the possibility of it actually puncturing the Uterus and passing into the abdominal cavity.

The Mirena is being marketed as a fantastic form of birth control after the birth of your child. In fact that is one of the requirements of the patient before insertion, they must have had one child, be in a stable relationship, and not have had an ectopic pregnancy or pelvic inflammatory disease.

At Mirena.com you can view the site and get information on how this is a long-term protection and convenient form of birth control. The site will tell you the Mirena is 99.9% effective and hassle-free. They boast that return to fertility is quick and as easy and in fact similar to women who had used no birth control at all.

There is one thing that the Bayer Corporation and www.Mirena.com has not covered in their web site or advertisements. The Mirena can be very dangerous during the insertion period for women who have just given birth and are breast feeding. The Uterus is very weak and thin after the birth of a baby and yes the average woman will heal within the first 6 to 8 weeks. However, a breast feeding mother may have a longer healing period for the uterus. Thus the insertion of the IUC Mirena is more dangerous and likely for perforation than in a woman who has waited a much longer space of time.

One in every 100 women will experience a perforation of their uterus while having the Mirena inserted. Mirena may cause the occurrence of ovarian cysts which Bayer states will go away on their own over time. They also warn that there is a percentage of patients who experience expulsion of the Mirena (that means it falls out), you can also have missed or irregular bleeding the first few months.