Mazal tov on your upcoming marriage!

It can take up to 6 months for your body to adjust to the Mirena, and unfortunately irregular bleeding is common during this adjustment period. After the initial adjustment period many women experience very light periods, or even no periods at all.

If you are planning your wedding for November or later, you should be fine regarding irregular bleeding and it is likely that even regular menstrual bleeding may no longer be an issue.

However, if you are planning on getting married before then (within 6 months of the insertion of the Mirena), it may be difficult to ensure that you do not have a chupat niddah. You can ask your doctor about taking progesterone temporarily (in addition to the Mirena) to help suppress any bleeding around the time of your wedding. You can show your physician the article on Hormonal Cycle Manipulation for Brides to help him or her better understand your situation. It can be printed out from the section of our website designed for medical professionals, Jewish Women’s Health.

You should also note that not all staining will render a woman niddah, so even if you do experience staining while going through the taharah process, it may not invalidate the clean days. Please see our article on stains for more details.

We hope that the timing will work out in your favor. While we try to avoid a chupat niddah if possible, these situations do occur, and couples who face this challenge can still fully appreciate and enjoy the holiness and joy of their wedding day, while they have to wait a bit longer for mikveh and physical intimacy.

Please feel free to get back to us with any further questions.

B’Hatzlacha!