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Anyone using the Mirena IUD have a low sex drive?

By April 24, 2009 - 1:10pm
 
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Low Libido

Mine is almost non existant! :o(

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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I feel u on that problem I had two kids and got the mirena in April I had ever thing u r going throw not but it duse get better and now I have no sex drive and my husband think it's him so I'm getting mine out asap

February 18, 2016 - 7:31am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

It takes a while for it to normalize, so be patient with it! I've had it for over a year now and I don't even know when I had my period last. It's worth it if you stick it out!

February 17, 2016 - 8:39am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I have been using mirena for two years and it does not get better. No sex drive at all. Acne. Now it just affects my mood and relationship poorly. Wish there was something to stop long, painful periods without these drugs.

March 15, 2016 - 5:12pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I've had this in for about 3.5 years and no sex drive. Everything else is the same with my period and my wetness. If I try, I can get horny with porn and such, I just never want it or try to get horny. I'll be taking it out in April and see how I feel after that. I really hope it helps. I'm also 31, if age has anything to do with it.

March 5, 2016 - 10:19pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I suppose everybody is different. I've had my Mirena IUD for over 2 years and just recently I started getting long periods. For the first year I had it the periods were very minimal which was great but since I got it put in on January 2014 I noticed my sex drive is almost non-existent. At first I thought it was because we had just had a baby (2 months before I had it put in). After reading these comments I realize it's the IUD! So not only has the IUD murdered my sex life (I'm married to the Father of my 2 year old btw), it has recently been making me have annoyingly long periods. I'm talking about bleeding and some spotting here and there for over a month now. With low sex drive and a forever period our sex life doesn't have a chance! Getting it removed ASAP, I'd rather go back on the pill but at this point even condoms are better.

February 19, 2016 - 2:37pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

If you are already having problems with the Mirena in this short amount of time, I would have it removed ASAP! While my sex drive did come back for a short time months after having the Mirena removed, it never came back to what it used to be prior - I had mine for 5 years. The longer you have it the more problems/complications you will have. Good luck to you!

February 9, 2016 - 6:16am
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I wanted to ask if this really kills a woman's sex drive. My girl and I have been together for almost a year and a half, she used to have that birth control that goes in your arm but then she complained about weight gain and wanted to get another one so she decided to go for the IUD. She's barely 20 years old, and she's had that thing on her arm for 3 years until she decided to switch to the IUD. Before the change we would have sex 2-3 times a week(not much since we don't live together). We would always joke about sex and talk about it more openly, no lie, she's very shy when it comes to sex and sort of insecure about her body. But after the change to the IUD, I can count with my hands how many times we've had sex. She says that's she is like that and sex is whatever to her but I notice after we have sex she looks like she didn't like it, as if it was more of a chore for her. We went from having sex 2-3 times a week to once a month. At first I thought she didn't feel any affection towards me, or in doing something wrong but I can't even talk to her about sex because she gets upset. I can't even mention anything related to our sex relationship because she says get mad immediately. She's truly shown me that she loves me, so I know for her to be tired of me or seeing another person is not something she would do. But I do get frustrated to know that she doesn't want to have sex. Since we started dating she's always said that sex isn't really something she cares about but before the IUD I could see she would look at it differently, now it looks like she completely lost her desire to have sex. I need help finding a way to tell her to switch or just no be on BC. She really doesn't want to get pregnant yet so I know she would look at other BC options. But I don't know how to tell her that without her thinking that sex is all I want. I feel like that's what she thinks everytime I mention something related to sex or BC. And I'm afraid she could get a different concept of me thinking that sex is all I want.

January 26, 2016 - 6:46pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

Show her this thread. Tell her she's not the only one.

February 19, 2016 - 2:26pm
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Anonymous

It's so great to not be alone!! After reading these I'm going to get my merina removed as soon as possible! I have no energy I've gained the weight back after pregnancy, I'm moody and have absolutely no sex drive and it's making my partner of almost five years feel like something is wrong with him. I just recently thought this May be the problem! Thank you everyone!!!

January 24, 2016 - 11:46am
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Anonymous

Thank god! I have felt so alone! I've had two IUDs one after an abortion which was traumatizing alone and not only did it cause UTIs constantly for four years until I had it removed to get pregnant on my 1st son. I have had the second one in nearly two years and I feel like I'm going out of my mind! I used to be happy fun loving person and have a huge sex drive! Now it's diddle squat zero nothing happening ! My partner is very loving and wants to touch and be close and I just want none of it!! I don't like to be touched... Sex feels like a chore! I have boob tenderness back pain mood swings and when I'm low Im really low....I don't want to feel this way this isn't me this isn't normal for me! I'm so happy to not be alone!

January 19, 2016 - 5:31am
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