V.H.
Hi J.,
I'm going through the end of the same IUD issue. Jan. 20th I went in to have my Mirena replaced, no string. She did the thin tweezer forceps to no availe so ended up with the ultrasound to find mine slightly embeded in my wall. Thus the scheduled in office surgery to have that one removed and my new one inserted, done Feb. 6th. I go back this Thursday for another ultrasound to make sure this one is still where it should be, though she left 2 inches of string that you couldn't miss! Thing is it happens now and then seems to be more like a luck of the draw thing. I've done the shots, pills and patches for birth control. The patches never seem to stay on the amount of time they are supposed to, the pill is a mental pain as you know. The shots worked pretty good for me. A few of my friends went with the little implants tubes they insert under your skin in your arm and they like those. Your Dr. should have more if there are more options. I'm happy with the IUD as I'm enduring perimenopause and have been for 9 years and I'm about to be 47. So it helps lessen the odd ball cycles.
I hope I've been helpfull and I sure hope someone can give you a birth control that will really work for you and that you'll be happy with too.
V.