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YvetteM
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21 days ago

Did you have a Mirena in place like me when diagnosed with breast cancer?

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3.5 months ago and had a double mastectomy 3months ago. I am 44 years old. I started doing some research as a number of people I know with breast cancer who were yo...
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Nicola_Holiday
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18 days ago

Hi there, I was diagnosed stage 3 ER + with full lymph node involvement right side in October 2025 age 48. I had a Mirena for 8 years and was on the contraceptive pill for decades before that.  

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YvetteM
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15 days ago

Thank you Nicole. I hope your treatment is going well, and I am sorry to hear of your diagnosis.

I actually had a breast scan 5 years ago just before my Mirena insertion which showed no sign of cancer, and then directly after the Mirena, 5 years later cancer on both sides.....