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Old May 30, 2013, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster View Post
Actually, the manufacturer's website claims that Mirena alone

is highly effective at preventing pregnancy, over 99%, and I am willing to believe it because I used it alone for many years when married without any incidents, but now that I have non-monogamous relationships, I also use condoms, which means that the effectiveness of what I use surpasses that of sterilization via tubal ligation (the old method) and has added benefits because Mirena removes menstruation and cramps and adds a bit of cancer prevention protection.
Look up mirena iud pregnancy and you will find many many stories of women for whom the mirena has failed. Mirena was awesome for me though, and I would definitely recommend it