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So how many of you have and IUD? Do you have the hormonal or non-hormonal one? Which one would you recommend and why?
Thanks :wink:
So how many of you have and IUD? Do you have the hormonal or non-hormonal one? Which one would you recommend and why?
Thanks :wink:
My wife had an IUD. Hers was a non-hormonal one.
Her doctor told her to not use it any longer than 5 years.
That's my contribution to the thread. :cardio:
Inatic
12-03-2007, 08:03 PM
i had one. not sure which one it was, was yrs ago. Im guessin hormonal.
It made my cycles heavier and longer. Vic said could feel the string.
My body rejected it and I had to have it taken out.
Noel Clark
12-03-2007, 08:07 PM
i had one. not sure which one it was, was yrs ago. Im guessin hormonal.
It made my cycles heavier and longer. Vic said could feel the string.
My body rejected it and I had to have it taken out.
:shock:
My wife had an IUD. Hers was a non-hormonal one.
Her doctor told her to not use it any longer than 5 years.
That's my contribution to the thread. :cardio:
Same one I had but I guess there are a few different brands?...tell her to contribute :D Did she like it? Any bad side effects?
i had one. not sure which one it was, was yrs ago. Im guessin hormonal.
It made my cycles heavier and longer. Vic said could feel the string.
My body rejected it and I had to have it taken out.
With the non-hormonal one, mine were so heavy, I was hoping the hormonal one would not do that :dry: Hmmm...I have til Monday to decide.
I will get the same type if I think it will not be any better with the hormones. I mean would it be good to have the hormones or why do you think ppl choose non- hormonal?
Same one I had but I guess there are a few different brands?...tell her to contribute :D Did she like it? Any bad side effects?
She's contributing through me right now. :p
Did she like it? She says no. It was not comfortable.
Side effects? She says her period was heavier.
She's contributing through me right now. :p
Did she like it? She says no. It was not comfortable.
Side effects? She says her period was heavier.
Thanks! <-----that's for her and for you typing it :D
I've never had one, so I have only my secondhand advice from being a nurse. Not that you would I'm sure, but please do NOT think that having an IUD gives you the freedom to not follow-up with yearly exams. We were seeing a patient in consultation to clear her for surgery, because she just stopped going to the doctor...had her last exam like 10+ years ago and was going for surgery to have the infected thing removed!
I've never had one, so I have only my secondhand advice from being a nurse. Not that you would I'm sure, but please do NOT think that having an IUD gives you the freedom to not follow-up with yearly exams. We were seeing a patient in consultation to clear her for surgery, because she just stopped going to the doctor...had her last exam like 10+ years ago and was going for surgery to have the infected thing removed!
oh no! I tend to go more than just once I year. I have had a history of ectopic pregnancies (3) so I see the doctor more often than I would like to. I would just like something that is not permanent but long term :wink:
Thanks.
jackie
12-04-2007, 12:27 AM
I had one not sure which kind and I thought it was very uncomfortable, needless to say I got it removed.
longing2blean
01-15-2008, 04:42 PM
I have a Mirena....the five year one. it was put in to deal with both birth control as well as some peri-menopausal issues I was dealing with such as all month long spotting, cystic acne and night sweats. I had both my kids via C-section and the placement was quite painful (I do not think it is recommended for women who have not had children). I had it put in this summer and no longer have TOM. All the inconvenient and uncomfortable symptoms have disappeared.
pixie
01-15-2008, 11:42 PM
I have a Mirena....the five year one. it was put in to deal with both birth control as well as some peri-menopausal issues I was dealing with such as all month long spotting, cystic acne and night sweats. I had both my kids via C-section and the placement was quite painful (I do not think it is recommended for women who have not had children). I had it put in this summer and no longer have TOM. All the inconvenient and uncomfortable symptoms have disappeared.
That's completely true, I have no children and my Dr. nixed this as a bc option for me.
What martial art do you practice - assuming that's you in your avi?
wanttobefit
01-16-2008, 12:55 AM
The IUD is the most wonderful thing in the world.... I originally had the one with no hormones, that was horrible periods were so heavy and I pretty much had it every day. BUT then they switched me to the one with hormones and it is WONDERFUL.. no periods at all and I have had two, I had it in for 5 years and just recently had it replaced with a new one. It is great I have two kids and do not want anymore, sex ...no children.... no pills...no periods.... what more can you ask for.;) I have had absolutely no side effects...no problems..
That's completely true, I have no children and my Dr. nixed this as a bc option for me.
What martial art do you practice - assuming that's you in your avi?
I don't think that's completely true - I have mirena, I'm 24 and have never been pregnant.
I absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone. My periods have pretty much disappeared, and it's such a relief not to have to worry about taking a pill every day.
That said, the insertion was very uncomfortable, and I was tender for a week or two following - but for 5 years of no-worries bliss, I'll take it.
pixie
01-16-2008, 03:23 AM
I don't think that's completely true - I have mirena, I'm 24 and have never been pregnant.
I absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone. My periods have pretty much disappeared, and it's such a relief not to have to worry about taking a pill every day.
That said, the insertion was very uncomfortable, and I was tender for a week or two following - but for 5 years of no-worries bliss, I'll take it.
Ah... fair point. My ob/gyn is very much against an IUD for a patient who has never been pregnant.
longing2blean
01-16-2008, 04:09 PM
That's completely true, I have no children and my Dr. nixed this as a bc option for me.
What martial art do you practice - assuming that's you in your avi?
Hi Pixie - That picture is from my Taekwondo Black Belt test last summer. I also practice Hapkido and have some Kenpo in my past. Do you study a martial art??
pixie
01-17-2008, 03:22 AM
Hi Pixie - That picture is from my Taekwondo Black Belt test last summer. I also practice Hapkido and have some Kenpo in my past. Do you study a martial art??
I used to study Aikido. I took a bad high fall and wrecked my neck/shoulder. It healed well enough, but left me freaked about taking a high fall anymore.
longing2blean
01-17-2008, 04:05 PM
Ah... fair point. My ob/gyn is very much against an IUD for a patient who has never been pregnant.
It is probably the pain on insertain factor. My first child was an emergency c and the second one planned, so I have a "virgin" birth canal...never dilated....the pain was similar to a non-mom. But like was said before....worth it for me.
longing2blean
01-17-2008, 04:07 PM
I used to study Aikido. I took a bad high fall and wrecked my neck/shoulder. It healed well enough, but left me freaked about taking a high fall anymore.
I hear you. i am 150 lbs and the only female in the class. The guys toss me around like Raggedy Ann. I almost went through a mirror on Tuesday but for the grace of effectve brakes on my roll. I have to keep reminding the boys, lower body weight, smaller joints=harder throws and more pain on a correctly positioned technique!!
Ah... fair point. My ob/gyn is very much against an IUD for a patient who has never been pregnant.
Interesting.
My wife had an IUD before (dunno what kind mind you) - no kids. :shrug:
I wonder why the inconsistencies.
I looked into this option before - I cannot use hormonal bc. My doc said it is more uncomfortable if you have not had kids, but did not say it was not an option. Hmmmmmmm......:uhuh:
fitmonkey
01-17-2008, 06:31 PM
My OB said it was fine for people without kids. As far as I know it would just hurt even worse going into a cervix which has never been dialated before, than one that has.
I was 1.5 years Post preg when I got mine, and damn the doctor for calling it a little "pinch." I've had several bodyparts pierced and that takes the cake.
That being said, best thing I've ever done for BC. Love the no worry, no hastle, no hormone, no TOM!
I have had IUDs since 16 yrs old (I'm almost 32). Never had any problems, never got preggo. You change them every 5 or 10 yrs (depending on the type). I would never consider any other contraceptive method. They have more than 99% success rate (and no mood/weight/hormone swings).
pixie
01-18-2008, 02:25 AM
Interesting.
My wife had an IUD before (dunno what kind mind you) - no kids. :shrug:
I wonder why the inconsistencies.
My Doctor is a bit Jekyll / Hyde: he's very conservative on some matters and leads the pack at the cutting edge on others. In fact I looked a few of his papers up at work and he's actually prolific. I've long suspected many of the conservative decisions are driven by our state having one of the highest rates for malpractice insurance and the highest malpractice payouts in the US.
Since this practice treats and delivers high risk pregnancies their insurance is astronomical.
Two people I referred to the practice, but see different doctors were told the same thing.
Hmmm... I was reading a Q&A with our pastor John MacArthur yesterday, and came across a birth control question. He said that IUDs are a form of abortion?! Because they alter the lining of the uterus so the fertilized egg cannot attach itself (so it dies). As a Christian, this is very unsettling to me.
I did some research on it and came up with some sites that said that it does not cause abortion because the copper in the IUD prevents the egg from ever being fertilized. However, there were some sites that said that the egg could be fertilized and even the doctors aren't quite sure how the IUD works (whether by preventing fertilization of the egg or by preventing the fertilized egg from attaching itself to the uterus).
Anyone heard about this before?
Blondell
01-22-2008, 10:31 PM
Hmmm... I was reading a Q&A with our pastor John MacArthur yesterday, and came across a birth control question. He said that IUDs are a form of abortion?! Because they alter the lining of the uterus so the fertilized egg cannot attach itself (so it dies). As a Christian, this is very unsettling to me.
I did some research on it and came up with some sites that said that it does not cause abortion because the copper in the IUD prevents the egg from ever being fertilized. However, there were some sites that said that the egg could be fertilized and even the doctors aren't quite sure how the IUD works (whether by preventing fertilization of the egg or by preventing the fertilized egg from attaching itself to the uterus).
Anyone heard about this before?
I've heard of this b/f.
This opens a huge can of worms though. ;)
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