ive had the Mirena IUD its very effective but the side effects are horrible.. ihad it for 11 months the last 4 this fishy smell owuldnt stop i was evven afraid to leave my room bcus of it i was afraid that everyone was able to smell it.. i had it removed and it seemed like that was the roblem.. for a nother form of Birth Control im trying the pill ONCE AGAIN !!!
Ok, I have a copper iud not a hormone one. I live in London. What are the best medicines or whatever to use please? Thanks for your help xo
I had my Mirena placed in February of 2013.
I noticed my moods changed and also cramps, along with bloatness.
Two weeks ago I noticed the odour - not too strong, but it was there.
This morning I had it removed by the Doctor.
The swelling has gone, the moods are settling and the odour is COMPLETELY gone.
I decided to go back on the Pill....
Anything is better than what I went through for the last two months.
I am sooooo annoyed. Had the coil fitted 6 weeks ago. Had this smell for 3 weeks and was soooooo embaressed!! Only reason I found out about this is I saw a notice on a toilet door!! Making an appointment to get this took out which I am not looking forward to as it hurt so much putting in :(
massive thank you you have just described my symptoms!
Hi there,
I've had the Mirena for two years, I love bc it stopped my period which were horribly painful. So far, so good. I've noticed this terrible ammonia smell specially after sex, in fact it only happens after sex and if I haven't showered for a few hours. It didn't occur to me that a neutral ph soap instead than perfumed one would help, but it's not the soap I think it's mainly after sex so the ph answer makes sense to me... mmff... stinks, better to wear trousers if possible
I have this problem I'm so glad I found this out oh my goodness the smell is rotten I love my Mirena can't stand the smell....so happy I found out what it was....I'm going t try Rephresh I have been using vinegar and water Douche that helps too...lol We go through so much just to care for our bodies....good luck ladies
Wow, so it's not only me. Ladies it gets worse ! I have Mirena for 4 years and year after year gets worse. I have literraly BV every month now, the smell is terrible and the discharge - I stopped having sex w/my husband because I feel uncomortable. I was told by my OB Gyn on my last visit that Mirena can give you hmmm a kind of a "flu" down there, that causes the discharge and the smell. I am having the Mirena taken out today :) - 6 months before my due date ! I have had enough.
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So it is nice to hear this isn't just me. My boyfriend did a very nice job of trying to delicately ask me about it. It was super awkward. I had noticed it not long ago as well. Thank you all for making me not feel like something is wrong with me!!
Thank God I have come across this forum. I've had the IUD for almost 2 years now and got it put in after I'd miscarriaged at 3 and a half months and its only over the past year that like all of you i have developed a bad odour coming from my vagina. I have had checks over checks and have all come back cleared. Ever since I have developed this odour it has caused so many problems and arguments with my boyfriend that it has started to ruin our relationship. My boyfriend keeps on telling me that I have an infection and even though I have shown him the results from all the tests that I have had he keeps on persisting that its an infection. Now having coming across this forum I can now show and prove to him that I don't have an infection and that this problem is quite common with other woman and that its not just me.
So thank you for all of the people who have posted their comments on this forum as this can now prove to my boyfriend that I'm not the only one with this problem and hopefully he can start to believe that I don't have an infection. Now I can finally rest and sleep at night.
I too have this problem, this is the second time I have had Mirena in and this time it has been a little over a year. My husband broke down last week and told me that he has almost gagged several times while having intercourse. I do not have any signs of an infection, just a rotten "fishy" smell. I am very healthy and take care of body very well. Needless to say I am having my Mirena removed tomorrow and paying $157 to do so. This has given me a huge complex and kept me from going to the gym or being too close to anyone since he informed me.
I had similar symptoms too, only after removing IUD Mirena and following some natural procedures I had these symptoms gone. I frequently get yeast infection as well as bacterial vaginosis. I would smell fishy right after sex., this made my sex life a question. I understood you have to keep pH lower than 4.7, but sex actually increases this vaginal pH therefore you are more susceptible to these bv infections. But following a trick from this ebook bvcures.cz.cc after sex helped me to alleviate the bv infection completely
Go get the damm thing taken out.
I just had my IUD removed today no problem I felt NOTHING.
I got it removed because despite being non-sexully active and thus didnt need contraception I have suffered reoccuring BV for over a year & I was sure people could smell it.
Ive had 6 lots of anto biotics prescribed spent money on ph balanced body wash specially formulated for down there and gels and creams and it kept coming back.
Another reason I had it removed was because Im anemic and IUDs cause heavier bleeding but the main reason was the hassel embarrassment and smell and itch etc etc of the Vaginal Bacterial Infection
Go Dr and get the damm thing out, its NO WAY near as sore getting it removed likeit was rather sore gettingit put in so call the Dr now.