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A member asked:

How does the hormone dose amount in mirena decrease over time starting from 20mcg a day? what is the average at 1 year and so on?

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Steady: Devices, like the Mirena, that release a compound at a defined rate per day over a defined period of term (e.g., 20 microgam per day for 3 years) are so designed that they do exactly that.

Answered 4/2/2017

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