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Mirena user. Been having period every two weeks.

So I have had mirena for almost  5 years now.l in the begging of last month I stared my period. It lasted for about 5 or 6 days. Fast forward to two weeks later and I am bleeding again. That again lasted about for about another 5 days. Now I am bleeding again about another two weeks later.

There is little to no cramping when I bleed and no other symptoms. No foul odor or anything like that so I don't thinks its an infection. I also took a hpt and that was negative.

Has anyone experienced this. I am really starting to worry its serious and it will affect my ability to have more kids in the future.

This has happened several times since i got mirena in april of 2011.  I have also had spells where i did not get my period at all. I usually get my perios once a month. I had to go to my gyn last november because my period wouldnt come. Everything was intact. I had a normal pap.

How possible is it that have advanced uterine cancer at 25 years old?
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It is due  for placement next April it is due. I will get a new one at that time. No plans for pregnancy. I am 25, if that matters.
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Since it's almost 5 years then your close to the time when it's going to need to be removed. It has been slowly releasing hormonez for the last 4 plus years and by now it's not as strong of a hormone level as it was initially. It makes sense that as the hormone level drops that you'd get more symptoms like breakthrough bleeding and spotting. There's no reason to think you have uterine cancer or that your fertility has been compromised just because you're having breakthrough bleeding. I think you'll just need to start thinking about your next steps once you get it removed. Are you going to get another one or switch to a different birth control or did you want to get pregnant? You should start thinking about that because you'll have to take it out at the 5 year mark.
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