thank you.this is the question i sent that you could not see...I have a mirena iud for almost 5 years. i had issues right away but i was told not to worry about it. developed itching. black discharge in the first few months. then a cyst of 10 cm on ovary within a year and a half as well as blister/boil like thing on my nipple that would come and go that is filled w/ puss. i pop it w/ a pin to put peroxide on it to get it to go away, really nasty. now the same type of blister/ boil like thing in one spot from time to time in my virgina. inside the lip area. i have also been dealing w/ rosacea on my nose and pimple i never had as well. i read about other people w/ similar symptoms recently. i am getting it out in july, but i am tired of feeling like i am crazy. my ob kept telling me to leave the iud in, but i want to know can this iud be causing all my problems? or am i just getting body changes b/c i am 42 now. and can i pull this thing out myself?