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A member asked:
If mirena (levonorgestrel) iud causes you to not be able to have kids in the future why do doctors prescribe it?
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That's not it: That is not how iud's work - they absolutely are not designed to cause infertility. Can one still get infected and potentially cause infertility? Yes - your doc should have told you that. But with the mirena, (levonorgestrel) it is vanishingly unlikely. Bottom line - my daughter has one. I trust Mirena (levonorgestrel) without reservation.
Answered 10/28/2015
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