IUD’s?

[sassenacch]

kay guys, i'm going to PP thursday & i am thinking really hard about requesting an IUD...i really am thinking it's my best case scenario...do any of you ladies have one & do you like it? a lot of the stuff i've read online says most gyno's try their hardest to sway you in another direction, but to keep trying til they agree (if i want it for MY body i don't see why they would disagree as long as it didn't pose any health risks)


i know it's expensive...i'm interested in hearing yay or nay's from people who actually have one...








anyone?

[shiva]

alls i know is my hubby was an iud baby and they could possibly make you more likely to get infections.
what i wanted to say though is that they brought the today sponge back on the market recently, have you thought of using something along those lines?

[tink]

Hey Bethany,

I had one for 10 years. The reason why the doctors try and sway you away is because your body will try and reject it if you havent given birth. I have never had a child, and my bod tried REALLY hard to reject it the whole time I had it in. That resulted in cramps so bad that I would almost faint, it was not fun. But I am allergic to latex and am very sensitive to hormones. So to me it was worth it. My friend who has a baby had one, and didnt have any side effects at all. So who knows. Its just a hard one to try out for a little while, because you have to get it removed by a doctor if you change your mind. By the way, I didnt get any n* with it because I dont tend to get n* with pain.

Good luck with whatever you decide!

--Kim

[sassenacch]

alls i know is my hubby was an iud baby and they could possibly make you more likely to get infections.
what i wanted to say though is that they brought the today sponge back on the market recently, have you thought of using something along those lines?

i looked at the sponge the other day; i'm thinking about trying it...i'm going to go into PP & talk about the different options & everything, i just would like something i don't have to WORRY about all the time. the IUD is reported to be over 99% effective & it lasts up to 10 years...more than pays for itself, etc. i'm not as worried about PID or infections because i don't really think i want kids (i don't want to be SICK or anything, it's just that the leading effect of that would be infertility)





i don't know, i at least have a while to decide because i just started my period & my boyfriend won't touch me while i'm on it. which drives me crazy. anyways...i know there's lots of options like the ring, i just have no insurance & can't afford most of them.

[surfjunkie]

I got a Mirena IUD about 4 years ago and I love it...now. It took awhile to
get through the cramping and sporadic bleeding. But, I was patient and it
paid off. I have 2 kids and it was the best alternative for me with the
problems that I have had with cysts and endometriosis. I no longer have
a period to speak of...maybe every few months, I'll spot for a couple of
days. I don't have luck with hormones in my blood stream, so this was a
perfect solution for me.

You have lots of options out there, now. Good luck choosing the one that
works best for you!

[Babydoll]

I'm an IUD baby as well. good thing my parents were ready, lol.


go for it, but I would always havea backup plan. Most doctors won't fit them to women who haven't had a baby before. I'm thinking that why I was born...

[HDogg]

Does Mirena affect your sex drive? I am looking at it as a future option for bc after I have kids. But the pill and ring negatively affected me in that area severely. Right now, we are just avoiding my fertile time and using the "pull and pray" method. [img]smileys/smilies_02.gif[/img] Not the safest, but worth it to not be completely crazy on the pill.

[surfjunkie]

What sex drive? [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img] Just kidding! I didn't have much of one to begin
with...mostly because of other things. (A tilted uterus can cause comfort
problems...sorry if TMI!!!) But, I must say, that I don't seem to be as
affected with the IUD in that area as I was with the pill. So, I think that it
is a great option. However, all of you IUD babies are making me a tad
nervous. My doctor says that it is a different type of IUD than years
ago...I just hope that it continues to work!!!

[sassenacch]

i'm going in tomorrow armed with buckets of info on IUD's & the ring which seem like my best options at this point...phew! this is way too much work, it's my body & i think i should be able to protect it the way i see fit with the exception of serious health risks...

[tink]

Good luck!

--Kim