NuvaRing/Mirena and weight (ladies?)

I have the Mirena also and was just diagnosed with theyroid issues. If I may be nosy, what thyroid test did they do? I know I have had problems for years and my drs kept telling my thyroid was normal. New doc decided to test and she did a A1c, CMP, CBC and a complete thyroid panel. Lo and behold, my dr was able to tell my thyroid was not normal. As far as the mirena and weight gain, I'm trying to think back 3 years and honestly know I did not have any weight loss at all although my thyroid could have been to blame. I will know more as they adjust my meds and I go back to the dr to have the Mirena removed!

I've had Mirena for almost 8 years now (on my second one, they only last 5 years) and I have had ups and downs with my weight. But after studying my lifestyle habits, it seems that for me, this birth control doesn't have much of an affect on my weight. I had a terrible battle with weight when I was on the depo shot tho...

I am on my second Mirena however I am thinking about taking this one out early. I have been working out 6 days a week sometimes 7 days a week. Kickboxing and resistance bands 3 days a week each. I have also been tracking my nutrition daily...most days. I am eating healthier and exercising more and in 7 months have only lost 10lbs. When I look back I believe the Mirena may very well be the issue. Not that I am using it as an excuse but I am so frustrated that I am working so hard to be healthier and fit into my clothes again with very little success even though I am doing all the right things. Thanks for all your posts...makes me feel like I am not alone.

I have had mirena for almost a year now and I think its the perfect form of BC. My weight loss has been slow, but not impossible.

I'm currently on the NuvaRing and would like to switch to an IUD.. The NuvaRing has made me gain about 30 pounds since last March... I haven't been eating the best but its been consistent with what i was eating prior to being on it. It also makes me extremely depressed!! I haven't heard that side-effect from many people but it definitely started when I started the NuvaRing. The IUD sounds like a good thing to start. I've heard minimal bad things about it and those things aren't common!

I had the coil fitted in May last year and since then found it extremely difficult (impossible) to lose weight. I'm not the only one as a couple of friends experienced the same affects. However, I started using the MFP app on the 30th Dec and have lost 6lb so far. I think that my IUD has just settled down and now I'm losing those extra few pounds I put on. Hang in there, it will get better

I was on NuvaRing for years and gained weight due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise. I can put away a loooot of food and I've been that way since I was a child.

I just got Mirena a few weeks ago so I can't say much about it. No signifciant gain or loss so far.

"I feel like women often blame weight gain on BC, but the culprit is usually age or pregnancy. Your body just changes. A good indicator is to look at your older siblings, mother, etc and see how they carried their weight over the years. "


I don't think this is true at all. I had it put in six weeks after my daughter was born, I was losing my pregnancy weight slow and steady, going for long walks, eating right, no problem, looking good and fit! please believe nothing about my diet or activity level changed. also, everyone in my family is thin, i am the only person who is overweight.

i complained with my first check up and my OB insisted it had nothing to do with Mirena, but there is no way my body just decided to start gaining, my belly bloated out, constant cramping, blood every day, sweating at night?! ive never had that problem. my OB did not want to take it out, she kept telling me my body had to get used to it, nooooo way man.

its great that it works so well for some ladies, i really wanted to love it! but it isn't for everyone, that's for sure.

In the summer of 2012 I was diagnosed with a condition called endometrial hyperplasia. Basically, the cells in my uterine lining were going haywire and trying to turn into cancer. I had to take strong synthetic hormones for three months. Those killed all the cells in my uterine lining, both good and bad, and when healthy cells grew back, I had a Mirena put in because I was told I need a low dose of hormones to keep the hyperplasia from coming back.

I think the weight I gained that year was more from the synthetic hormones and from intense levels of stress/emotional eating, but I had so many problems with the Mirena that I had it taken out after three months. Cramps, mood swings, severe depression and anxiety--I was a mess. Thankfully, I've been on Junel for a year and have had no problems. Through smarter food choices and exercising regularly I lost my first 20 pounds or so relatively easily. I've plateaued more recently, but I don't blame the BC (I've been slacking).

Every woman is different, and we all react differently to different kinds of birth control. Doctors make educated guesses about what's best for us, but a lot of times there has to be some trial and error.