Mirena coil

Hi, Sorry to hear you're having problems with the coil. I'm no expert and only have my personal experience to go on, plus advice from my team really. Firstly, you say this is your second coil - and you're having problems again right?

The second one is only in a week, so that's not really long enough to tell whether it's OK or not. You say the last one might not have been put in properly or your body was trying to expel it. Sometimes these things happen and there's nothing to say it won't happen again but I would give it more time before giving up on it. In my case I did have some pain and bleeding for months on and off but nothing I couldn't cope with. Now, after 6 months most of it's settled down and I only get a little spotting or very mild period-like pain every month or so. If your womb lining is thickened, it will bleed to thin it down but you shouldn't be in terrible pain. It might be that it's not suitable for you but the only way to tell really is over time - and if the pain gets too bad, I would seek advice from your hospital team or your GP.

Maybe you could request an ultrasound scan to check whether or not it's still in place, rather than having it removed?

That would confirm if it's in place at least, without removing it and give you a bit more time to see how things go. It must just settle down in the next few weeks - and I hope that it does improve for you. Let us know how it goes.

Meant to say 'might' settle down instead of 'must.' TYPOS!