in the program and receiving hands-on training about Mirena, Dr. Freeman

is now one of the first practitioners nationwide to offer this contraceptive

innovation to her female patients.

Mirena is a

convenient, innovative method of contraception that was recently approved

for 10 years. Its availability provides women in Fayette County with a

much-needed contraceptive option that is as effective as tubal ligation

(more than 99 percent) and lasts for five years, or until removed.

Mirena is also

readily reversible and once removed, fertility returns rapidly. Approximately

eight out of ten women who want to become pregnant conceive within 12

months after Mirena is removed.

"Mirena's

convenience, long-lasting efficacy and reversibility is a combination

that simply wasn't available before, and I am pleased to offer my patients

a reliable method of birth control that they just don't have to worry

about," said Dr. Freeman. "My patients will also appreciate

that Mirena can be inserted or removed in just a few minutes. It's a simple

procedure that can be performed right in my office."

In addition

to preventing pregnancy, the use of Mirena may also result in shorter,

lighter menstrual periods.

Mirena is an

option for busy women who do not plan to get pregnant for several years

and who occasionally forget to take pills. Ideal Mirena candidates are

women in stable, mutually monogamous relationships with at least one child

and no history of pelvic inflammatory disease. Mirena does not protect

against sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

For more information

about Mirena, including its side effects, call Dr. Freeman at 678-817-6314

or visit www.mirena.com.

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