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My period started two weeks early, and its a brown color. i've had the mirena (levonorgestrel) iud in for over a year. is this normal iud thing or a sign of pregnancy?

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Its not unusual: The Mirena (levonorgestrel) will not provide complete stop of bleedingthe whole 5 years. You can have some breakthrough spotting, we never say never, check a upt to be sure, but i dont think itsa big deal.

Answered 6/30/2014

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