For many women in the U.S., there has been a limited choice in convenient, reliable and reversible long-acting contraception. In the first three to six months following insertion, there may be an increase in intermenstrual bleeding. After this, a woman's period may become shorter and lighter.
Some women experience an absence of menstrual bleeding after one year.
It delivers a low dose of the progestin levonorgestrel directly to the lining of the uterus. I'm a mom and a wife. I have a full-time job. I sing with a band on the weekends. Right now, we're not interested in having children.