They say Mirena's good for 3 years (I guess they impregnate it with progesterone and can only last so long). I've heard of doctors leaving copper IUDs in longer than 5 years, but I guess they don't want the liability of pregnancies.

If I wasn't so psycho on the pill, I would get Mirena in a heartbeat - to not have the monthly visits by aunt flow would be so liberating!

Jes, I would imagine Mirena may help you with your fibroids as the progesterone will thin the uterine wall, hence the lack of bleeding after about 6 months.

Isn't peri-menopause fun? I started using progesterone (wild yam) cream for my night sweats; they went away!