I too have the Mirena IUD and absolutely love it.  No muss no fuss for 5 years.

I have the Mirena and I LOVE IT!!! I have had no problems and I think it's awesome...I highly recommend it!

Turns out it's probably genetics.  My grandmother had it (my mom's mom) my mother had it and now I have it.  What really blows is i'm afraid to have a daughter because I don't want her to go throw the same trials and issues i have suffered all of my life because of it.  i really think that there needs to be more and more testing to determine the cause and what's going on with it and how to potentially cure the darn thing!

I have just recently joined OH and have recently started the path to WLS.  I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 31 when I was married and couldn't get pregnant.  My weight had been up and down since puberty but I thought it was all my fault.  After all my research I found that all this time it was my body that didn't work right and not just the stuff I was doing to it.  I am currently taking Metformin but still have a lot of the symptoms.  I was able to get pregnant at age 34.  Of course I attest my pregnancy to a 40lb weightloss, a balance in my hormones, and a new man after my divorce at age 33.   But after my  beautiful daughter was born, I have put the weight back on and I am on a rollercoaster with my weight.  I can lose about 20lbs but as soon as I let my guard down I gain it right back plus a few.  That is why I am starting my journey with WLS.  And to make sure that I am around for her for a long time.  The info that I found about heart disease and diabetes scared me so much.  But my biggest fear is that my daughter will have to suffer through this horrible thing, PCOS.  She is only 4, soon to be 5, but I am already trying to teach her about what is healthy eating and getting her to be physically active.  It does help that other mothers with PCOS have the same concerns.  Thank you for the advice.  I do wonder if I should just get her set up with a specialist before we get to the point of trying to control things.  Does anyone know if there is anything that can be done or checked before puberty hits?

Cindi 

Hello ladies, I got pregnant June. I got a normal period cd 33, 5 days late.On June 16th.  I then bled for 11 days, on the 11th day July 27th, I went to the ER and was told I was in the process of having a mc. I continued to bleed for another 5 days. I'm now on cd day 42 sense I got my period on July 16th. So I'm currently sitting at 12 days late from the normal. I'm really not sure what to expect, or when I should test again. My mc was completely natural, no d&c or anything. What does everyone think?

I really don't want to waste my money on a pregnancy test if I don't have to, and even at that last time I was 3 days late and tested I got a negative. So I'm not trusting the tests right now.