Please help, I need advice on an IUD?!!!?

IUDs are excellent for birth control and have failure rates that are equivalent to the perfect use of oral contraceptives. The dose the clinic told you to take is appropriate- they just do not want people to take that amount all the time because using that dose over a period of many years can cause problems.

Another important thing with IUD use is to make sure you do not have any STDs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia before you get it, and make sure you don't get it while you have it in, or you can develop a severe infection and become infertile. IUDs are best suited for people in monogamous relationships, so if you have unprotected sex with multiple people, it is probably not the right choice for you. Even though you have an IUD to prevent pregnancy, it is important to use a condom to prevent you from getting an STD.

I took the 800mg and it's hard to say if it helped because I wouldn't know if it hurts worse without. It's like a prolonged strong menstrual cramp. My physicians office doesn't inject any medication, but like you I have never had biological children so they had to use a tool to slightly dilate my cervix to insert it. I was also on my period at that time, which they say helps make it easier and less painful.

I loved having my IUD and will definitely choose it again in the future.

I'd take 600 mg's for your body weight and save the last pill for after the device is put in place. 800 is a safe dose though!

The local injection, tennaculun, sounding tool and insertion will cause cramping...but nothing that you can't tolerate.

GL and kudos to you for taking charge of your reproductive health!