Talk:Hormonal intrauterine device

message: I would like to treat this parameter the same on all the hormonal contraception articles.  Please read my opinion and discuss this issue at Talk:Combined oral contraceptive pill#Weight parameter in infobox. LyrlTalk     C   21:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight gain parameter in infobox 

message: A user has recently added fibroadenoma, a side effect experienced by about 1% of Mirena users, to the infobox at the top of the page.  Other side effects experienced by approximately 1% of Mirena users include upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, candidiasis, bronchitis, urinary tract infection, rhinitis, back pain, musculoskeletal pain, depression, breast pain, genital discharge, vaginal infection, and acne.  Including this entire list in an infobox is impractical.
The previous listing included ovarian cysts (which some studies have found in more than 10% of users, so a very common side effect), pelvic inflammatory disease (possibly leading to infertility, a serious side effect), and uterine perforation (possibly leading to serious infection, may require surgery, also serious).  Unlike these three effects, I don't see anything about fibroadenoma to distinguish it from the dozens of other effects Mirena can have.  Since we're not including an exhaustive list of side effects in the infobox, I don't think fibroadenoma belongs there, either. LyrlTalk     C   00:42, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Risks parameter in infobox 

message: Is this device properly an IntraUterine System, or an intrauterine system?  ("CamelCaps" are only used in a registered trademarks, not normal English words.)  WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This Johns Hopkins document uses "intrauterine system".  I believe that is the correct usage. LyrlTalk     C   17:17, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: What was the basis for changing the article name from "Intrauterine System" (80,400 hits in Google) to "IUD with progestogen" (9,110 Google hits)?  Even "Hormonal IUD" (49,200 Google hits) would be better (more general, more recognizable), but why move from more common term to less common one? Zodon (talk) 05:45, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Response at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Medicine/Reproductive_medicine_task_force#Recent_split_and_renaming_of_IUD_articles. --Arcadian (talk) 10:52, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name 

message: * I'm no medical expert (EMT-B is about it) nor a statistician, but if some people attribute their medical/hormonal/depression problems to this "Mirena coil" and the problems go away after its removal, it should at least be noted imho. More at http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/alpyt/thank_you_reddit_you_have_saved_my_life Pär Larsson (talk) 19:17, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Anectdotal Evidence

message: This article is outdated and needs attention.  Mirena IUD is now sure to cause weight gain even if Bayer - the producer - does not report this.  Many of the side affects that are currently know are not mentioned here, severe acne, depression, dramatic changes in skin appearance, etc. Noakk (talk) 19:22, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article has serious debatable and misguiding information  

message: I am proposing that this article and the IUD with copper article are modified to have the same format. They are very similar devices and it would be nice if the article's mirrored each other in format. I am probably going to do this in the next month if no one has issue with it. SarahRose12 34 (talk) 21:18, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed format change to this article

message: On reviewing this article, the side effects and complications article is poorly organized and confusing. Some of the articles cited do not even refer to the IUD with progestogen. In particular, one article in the Nursing Mothers section cites a study on Norplant. While Norplant is a progesterone releasing method, it delivers the hormone in an entirely different way than an IUD. It should not be cited in this article. I plan on removing many of the outdated or superfluous citations on this article and reorganize this section. All changes will be properly cited and I will have them checked over by a physician.SarahRose12 34 (talk) 20:53, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I reinserted some entries that I still deserve inclusion in this article. Otherwise, I think your edits were all for the better  Mikael Häggström (talk) 16:50, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Side effects and complications section

message: According to Fimea (Finnish Medicine Agency) blood levels of levonorgestrel in Mirena users are 206 pg/ml after 6 months of insertion.
In comparison, maximum blood level of levonorgestrel in users of progestogen-only pill Microluton is c. 800 pg/ml (0.8 ng/ml), the half-life being one hour. This is hardly a one-to-tenth ratio. I apologize for the references being in Finnish language only, trying to fix that..
Microluton pill, blood levels p. 8
<http://spc.fimea.fi/indox/nam/html/nam/humspc/7/102637.pdf>
Mirena, blood levels p. 11
<http://spc.fimea.fi/indox/english/html/nam/humspc/4/125214.pdf>
Kaisakettu (talk) 16:50, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparison of blood levels in users of Mirena and progestogen-only pill 

message: * Might have been broken only temporarily
* Suggest another: https://www.arhp.org/Publications-and-Resources/Patient-Resources/Fact-Sheets/Hormonal-IUD 
Curtbeckmann (talk) 04:56, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Physicians fact sheet link broken? 

message: This question is probably much ado about nothing, but I'm curious whether the title of this article is accurate. Most hormonal IUD's use progestins (i.e. synthetic progestogens). Wouldn't it be more accurate for the title to be IUD with progestin?
On a similar note, the way we've bifurcated IUD articles into "IUD with Progestogen" and "IUD with Copper" seems a little clunky. Isn't the more WP:COMMONNAME for these things "Copper IUDs" and "Hormonal IUDs" (as seen here for instance)? Anyone object to a move? NickCT (talk) 15:01, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I support the move. Here's why: a reader wants information on their IUD, so what does common sense tell us about what they will type into the searchbox? We really have to start thinking about readers more instead of other editors (I'm not referring to you, this is just one of  my issues.) Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 21:57, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title - Progestin versus Progestogen 

message: I'm a man. I may be asking a really dumb question here but ... what exactly would a woman be doing with an IUD if she is already aware she is pregnant? Is "not recommended" a euphemistic shorthand for "not recommended as a means for abortion"?  Thanks, —Soap— 03:45, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay I guess I answered my own question with some more research .... for anyone who, like me, had no idea what was going on ... apparently the IUD releases a chemical that has no effect on a baby once the baby starts growing. Therefore it does not cause miscarriage in and of itself.  But you still have a physical device in your womb next to the baby so I can see why it's "not recommended". —Soap— 15:56, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use is not recommended during pregnancy.