Mirena® | If You Want to Try to Get Pregnant

Mirena offers you the flexibility to leave your family planning options open. It lasts for up to 5 years, but the timeframe is up to you. Should you decide to try to get pregnant, Mirena can be removed at any time by your healthcare provider.

Expanding your family after Mirena

If you decide you want to try to have another child, you can have Mirena removed by your healthcare provider. There’s no waiting period for you to go through, so you can try to become pregnant right away. In fact, approximately 8 out of 10 women succeed at becoming pregnant within a year of having Mirena removed.

Remove or replace.
It’s your choice.

If you’re still undecided about adding to your family after 5 years, you can choose to have another Mirena placed.

Just be sure to:

• Let your healthcare provider know in advance. That way, he or she can remove your current Mirena and replace it with a new one at the same visit (removal, like placement, typically takes just a few minutes)

• Schedule a follow-up visit 4 to 12 weeks after your new Mirena is placed to check that it’s in the right position

Indications & Usage

Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) is a hormone-releasing system placed in your uterus to prevent pregnancy for as long as you want for up to 5 years. Mirena also treats heavy periods in women who choose intrauterine contraception.

Important Safety Information About Mirena

Only you and your healthcare provider can decide if Mirena is right for you. Mirena is recommended for women who have had a child.

• Don’t use Mirena if you have a pelvic infection, get infections easily or have certain cancers. Less than 1% of users get a serious infection called pelvic inflammatory disease. If you have persistent pelvic or abdominal pain, see your healthcare provider.

• Mirena may attach to or go through the wall of the uterus and cause other problems. If Mirena comes out, use back-up birth control and call your healthcare provider.

• Although uncommon, pregnancy while using Mirena can be life threatening and may result in loss of pregnancy or fertility.

• Ovarian cysts may occur but usually disappear.

• Bleeding and spotting may increase in the first few months and continue to be irregular. Periods over time may become shorter, lighter or even stop.

Mirena does not protect against HIV or STDs.

Available by prescription only.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects or quality complaints of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

For important risk and use information about Mirena, please see the Full Prescribing Information.

Expanding your family after Mirena

Remove or replace.It’s your choice.

Remove or replace.
It’s your choice.