Types of IUDs

Check out the below table to get a side-by-side comparison of the most popular IUD brands!

Brand Name	Needs to be replaced in?	What’s in it?		Periods
Mirena®	7 years	PROGESTIN	LNG 52mg	Lighter and less painful periods. Treatment for heavy and painful periods. Best chance of no period at all.
LILETTA®	7 years		LNG 52mg
Kyleena®	5 years		LNG 19.5mg	Likely to have lighter periods.
Skyla®	3 years		LNG 13.5mg	Likely to have lighter periods.
Paragard®	12 years	Non-hormonal, copper IUD		Likely that periods will be heavier and more painful. We do not recommend if you have bad cramps and/or heavier menstrual flow as will make worse.