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[Tulip256]

I am 2 weeks post mirena fitting and over the last week have developed really sore inflamed gums and a strong metallic taste which is keeping me awake at night. I understand this can be a progesterone side effect but am wondering if anyone else has had this and if it subsided?

I am worried about permanent damage to my teeth if it doesn't improve soon having read horror stories like this and am unsure how long to give it to settle.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2018/05/31/woman-teeth-fell-out-thanks-to-a-hormonal-imbalance-from-her-coil-7594263/amp/

[CLKD]

This has triggered a memory. Initially I thought 'no connection' then remembered: at certain times of the month my wisdom teeth would ache so much that I was unable to eat: even after they were removed, every month the sockets would be very painful - they were removed in 1981.  [teeth not sockets ;-)].  This went on for many years, probably 10 or more B4 it settled down Some1 could have written a Thesis!

[Fianna]

Not teeth, but I've had tinnitus and headaches since having mine fitted 2 months ago. It is better than it was, but I feel like there's pressure in my head.

[Mary G]

Obviously the woman in the article is an extreme case but I think the progesterone dose in the Mirena coil is too high for HRT and birth control.  I remember feeling much better when it was running out of steam after 5 years.

There is an obsession with dosing women up to the eyeballs with progesterone but it's making a lot of people ill.  The right amount of progesterone is good but overdosing on it is bad.

The Jaydess coil has a much more tolerable progesterone dose.