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Community Services - London North West Healthcare NHS Trust 2021-08-09 Person 3 5 0

Feedback on my original visit on 17th Nov 2020. I was fitted with Mirena coil & very pleased to have access to the clinic during the pandemic. The staff were friendly, and doing a great job in difficult circumstances. I asked the doctor before having coil fitted if the IUD caused weight gain. I was told No - the hormones are localised. However I have gained 20lb in weight in a very short period of time despite going to gym 4-6 tines weekly. I checked the Patient Info on Mirena recently: weight gain is listed as a COMMON Adverse Event. I feel the doctor didn't take my concerns about weight gain seriously. As a patient, only I can decide whether the benefits of having a medicine (contraceptive) outweigh the negative side effects. I already had a reliable contraceptive method, I was 46. As I trusted the doctor I didn't question the weight gain as being related to Mirena - and ended up on trying fad diets and with a binge eating condition. Please listen to women - we want to make our own, informed decisions on what is right for us. Finally, the Patient Info that was emailed to me before having Mirena - was actually the USA label which differs from the UK. I appreciated having it emailed but many people would not be aware that this is not the UK regulator approved info. (Patient Info for the same product differs in countries, depending on the regulator.