Intrauterine Devices (IUD's) - A Form of Birth Control

  • Name Of Misery.

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    @ angus young
    Honestly, if you like the feeling/idea of condoms, there's no reason to give them up. IUDs aren't perfectly safe, so condoms are helpful in maximizing your protection.

    I personally don't like condoms, so I told my boyfriend that during the times that I'm most likely fertile (around ovulation), I'd prefer he would pull out. Withdrawal isn't the most successful birth control method, but paired with an IUD it yields a much higher efficacy.
    May 20th, 2013 at 10:42pm
  • Selling dreams

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    I have the copper IUD because the pill was making me ill and I was nervous about going with something else hormone based.
    I've just checked the strings though and it's moved. My doctor wasn't clear with details about placement or moving and I'm just wondering if this means I need to go back and get her to check it? Does anyone know.
    May 21st, 2013 at 02:51pm
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    Thank you everybody, I'm going to check out the LJ group. It sounds like I might just have to try it to know how it goes, though.
    May 21st, 2013 at 08:12pm
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    @ Selling dreams
    Are the strings longer or shorter than they were before? If so I think you should go to get them checked.

    Sometimes IUDs move around in the uterus a little, especially during or after a menstrual period. If the strings are the same length as they were beforehand, I don't think you should worry.

    (I'm not a doctor, though. They know better than me.)
    May 22nd, 2013 at 12:01am
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    @ Name Of Misery.
    The strings aren't a different length, they've just moved to one side.
    May 22nd, 2013 at 01:26pm
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    @ Selling dreams
    Well, if the strings aren't a different length, then you should be good. But if you get some weird cramping or spotting, I think that's a sign something might be wrong.

    I think going to a doctor to check what's going on wouldn't hurt either, though.
    May 23rd, 2013 at 08:24am
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    So I don't mean to share a horror story- but if you have a copper IUD, be vigilant. Check the strings EVERY month after your period. Track your period. Figure out when you ovulate.
    Mine failed, my fiance and I can't afford another kid, and I had to terminate. Don't experience that, or a kid you can't support, if you don't have to... Please please please be vigilant with these. Sad
    October 2nd, 2013 at 05:18am
  • Selling dreams

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    Ok.
    I thought I would share this with you incase anyone is thinking of getting an IUD.
    I had the copper one and something that no one told me but someone should have is they can become very unsettled by rough sex. This led to mine literally falling out.
    It's been out for about a month now and I feel better for it. I'm not tired, I don't feel sick as often, my mood swings have calmed down. I've gained a bit of weight but I think that's down to the pill I'm on.
    October 16th, 2014 at 05:37am