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What are the causes of the mirena (levonorgestrel) failing?

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Misplacement: Initial misplacement or later displacement are the two most common reasons for failure. Mirena, (levonorgestrel) like any other contraceptive method, has a failure rate that is fortunately very small.

Answered 11/5/2014

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