Great information. Thanks for posting those links.

My problems all started after having the Mirena IUD placed. I'm not exactly clear on where the silicone is in that device. My Dr. said it was made of "soft plastic" (does that mean silicone?), and I've read that the synthetic hormone is held in a silicone matrix.

Here is an old post I did with a description of Mirena:

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1414492#i

Does that mean the hormone is mixed with liquid silicone, or just held in a solid silicone holder?

I have not been able to find out for sure how they are actually delivering the hormone.

I would like to know if the Mirena has a way of leaking liquid silicone into the body, or if it's purely solid and is therefore completely removed from the body when the IUD is removed.

I am not sure.  If they are using silicone pellets with the hormone that are being released then yes.  Of if the silicone is degrading from being attacked by the immune system then fragments may get loose.

Some women on the Mirena forum have had blood work done showing silicone in their blood, even when they haven't had the breast implants.

The question though is was it actually silicone that was found or anti-silicone antibodies?  It would actually be almost impossible to find traces of actual silicone or silicone oil in the blood, so I would expect they are actually detecting the antibodies.

One woman has posted recently about her success using the Standard Process detox system; her blood silicone levels went back to normal after doing it, and she felt much better, so I'm intrigued and would like to know more about Standard Process (at least I think that's what it was called).

Standard Process is only sold through licensed professionals and they are very big in to glandulars, which I disagree with using.

One more question, if I may. I understand the connection between silicone antibodies and connective tissues. But so many of the Mirena reactions involve neurological problems (like mine). Is there "connective tissue" in the brain? Why do many of the breast implant reactions involve neurological problems similar to MS?

There is connective tissue in the brain as well.  But without knowing if free silicone is actually released it is hard to say if it is from damage to connective tissue.   There was research back a while ago that found that leaking silicone from silicone implants did migrate in to the brain causing neurological issues.  If free silicone or silicone oil is leaking in to the blood then there is a possibility that it is migrating in to the brain.  But again I have not been able to find anything on whether or not silicone or silicone oil is actually released from Mirena.