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In addition to the primary effects of hormonal birth control, some of us get to experience positive side effects, and this is why I am going to go with the Mirena. The progesterone of the Mirena generally decreases the amount of lining in the uterus so that periods are lighter. Because of the lighter period, some of us (me) are less likely to have menstrual cramps, or so I've been told. The Paraguard Copper-T, on the other hand, is more likely to give users heavy periods and more cramping. Given that my periods are heavy enough on BC, I don't want to go back to what it was like without the hormonal regulation. I could always afford to take time off of school, but now that I'm in the working world, missing 2-3 days a month because of cramps just won't work, and I can't afford the pain pills they used to put me on. So the Mirena definitely looks like the best option for me.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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