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I had my mirena removed on jan 15. i had a period from jan 17-19. i started spotting, only when wiping on feb 11, then again on feb 13 through today, only a couple times. never on my underwear. is this normal or is it implantation bleeding?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Bleeding: Mirena is levonorgetrel which is a synthetic progestin. Having some spotting or bleeding would not be unheard of. It may take another month or so to get into a regular cycle. However, pregnancy is always a possibility and the only way to check that is to perform a pregnancy test.

Dr Duvivier agreed

Answered 2/18/2020

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A member asked:

I had my mirena removed on jan 15. i had a period from jan 17-19. i started spotting, only when wiping on feb 11, then again on feb 13 through today, only a couple times. never on my underwear. is this normal or is it implantation bleeding?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Dr Duvivier agreed

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