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Mirena? To Take Out Or Not?

My sister is going through this process with me. She is wondering if Mirena needs to come out before surgery. I know you have to stop oral contraceptives but do you need to have Mirena taken out? Obviously she will ask her Dr. Just wondering ahead of time what you guys think!

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No you can leave it in. Actually the surgery is nowhere in that area. You or she will be fine.

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Haha Well I hope the surgery isn't in that area. I was just concerned with the hormones and blood clotting factor!

There is such a small amount of hormones that it doesn't affect anything. Sorry I thought you were talking about the surgeon having difficulties with surgery with it being in. But no the hormones should not be a problem. .

I kept my Merina in during surgery and it wasn't an issue.

After surgery when I woke they gave me a shot to help prevent clotting. If that help I believe everyone gets it. I have paraguard it's like mirena but no hormones.. I did notice that since I got my period the same day as surgery it did have more clotting. Not to be completely gross. But nothing to worry about.

I am having surgery Aug 28th and I have had mine for 4 years, he said it was fine at my pre-op appt. I never have a period but I'm on my 7th day of my liquid diet and from the drastic change in my diet and loosing 14lbs so quickly I have some light spotting and cramping. I called my gyno and she said that was my hormones changing and after I loose weight my periods might come back regularly. Just some info I thought you might want to know.

I have a mirena and had the surgery with no problem

I also have Mirena had surgery, no problem.

Ugh I hated that thing!

I also had/have Mirena during surgery and had no problems

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