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Old Blood, Anyone?
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Does anyone else have more "old blood" than red blood? Before I had my Mirena placed I would have 3 or 4 days of old blood before my period and also 3 or 4 days at the end of my period, with heavy bleeding in between those times. Since having the Mirena placed I have been dealing with the old blood as well, but without the heavy days. I feel like I have more old blood days than anything else, along with thicker brown discharge. It makes me wonder why it is that the blood cant just seem to make… read more

posted May 31, 2016
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I had retrograde flow before the Mirena, the Mirena just made it worse. ::SIGH:: I'm just waiting for a call from my doctor so I can have a sedated removal because the strings weren't there.

posted June 2, 2016
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I have a Mirena as well and am experiencing the same thing. No idea why.

posted June 2, 2016

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