Mirena Side Effects

Mirena is used for birth control. Mirena is provides the release rate of 20mcg/day of Levonorgestrel, at the initial stage. It is a T shaped polyethylene frame with a steroid reservoir around the vertical stem. Mirena is a sterile packed within an inserter. Once mirena is at place, the inserter is discarded. Mirena is considered to be effective but it’s no wonder if we talk about Mirena side effects because along with it’s effectivity, it also holds some side effects. Minera is medically used for followings

• Contraception
• menorrhagia (heavy periods)
• endometriosis
• chronic pelvic pain
• dysmenorrhea
• anemia.

Let’s share mirena side effects.

Mirena IUD:

Some of the uncommon and less severe side effects of Mirena IUD are as follows:

• The user may develop acne.
• The women may feel pain in the breasts or we can say that in other words that the women suffer with tender breasts.
• Several changes in the menstrual bleeding takes place.
• Users also feel dizziness.
• Bleeding may also take place during placement.
• Cramping and pain is also suffered by the user during placement.

Some

• Swelling of mouth also takes place
• The user may also undergo chills
• Fever is also suffered by some of the women who use mirena IUD.
• Women feels depression
• Missed menstrual period cycle is another side effect that is severe but uncommon.
• Sometimes, heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding is also suffered by the users.
• The women may also suffer severe pain in abdomen
• Some of the women may also feel pain in pelvic region.
• Unusual vaginal discharge is another side effect.
• The women also feel unusual vaginal swelling
• Unusual vaginal bleeding is another severe but uncommon side effect.

Let’s have a look on some of the Mirena side effects which bring serious adverse reactions and lead to the hazardous results. These side effects are as follows:

• Ectopic pregnancy can be a hazardous outcome of Mirena’s use.
• Another hazardous side effect is intrauterine pregnancy.
• Another side effect is Group A Streptococcal sepsis
• Perforation also occurs.
• Pelvic inflammatory disease is another side effect.
• Breast cancer
• Another side effect is Embedment

Other Side Effects:

Other side effects include the following side effects:

• Some cardiovascular side effects also occur. It includes Hypertension.
• There are some dermatological side effects appear.  It includes acne and other skin disorders.
• The side effects related to gastrointestinal side effects include abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea.
• Mirena side effects include some respiratory side effects as well. For example upper respiratory infections and sinusitis.
• Some genitourinary side effects also occur. It includes:
  1. leucorrhea
  2. vaginitis
  3. dysmenorrhea
  4. breast pain
  5. decreased libido
  6. uterine bleeding
  7. spotting
  8. ovarian cysts
  9. vaginal bleeding that includes heavy and sometimes irregular bleeding.
  10. The user of this drug may also suffer with nervous problems including headaches, nervousness, anxiety, confusion and dizziness.
  11. Some musculoskeletal side effects also occur. It includes ackache.
  12. Wight gain is another side effect.
  13. The women may also suffer with fatigue.
  14. Some psychiatric side effects also take place. The user may undergo severe depression and mood swings.
  15. Device breakage
  16. Angioedema

Side effects should not be ignored by any way. Consult your physician as you feel any of above side effects after getting involved in minera