How do you feel about your IUD?

I know you explicitly asked not to be sent to a site... But this is a sort of forum for IUD users, so you'll find nothing but experiences:

http://community.livejournal.com/iud_divas

Hope you won't be too upset about the redirection? Anyway, from a more personal standpoint, I have a non-hormonal IUD, so I can't really help you with side-effects, but insertion wasn't too horrific (think, really bad menstrual cramps for 3 minutes or so), and I'd do it a million times over for such effortless, reliable birth control. You don't generally have to go in to see a doctor more than once with these things. Apart from a 6 week check-up to make sure it's placed right and to trim the strings if need be, I don't think it's standard to have regular check-ups for your IUD. Obviously, it'll be looked over during your annual visit, but otherwise, no doctor visits are necessary until removal.

Hi Ducky- If you are looking for personal experience I can help you. I would completely disregard the previous posts. I have had mine for about 2.5 months now. I am 21 years old, never had children, and am in a monogamous relationship. I love my IUD so far...greatest bc ever, but that is my experience. I have paragard, which is known to increase menstrual flow and cramping, but these side effects are supposed to subside about 3-6 months in. I will be starting my third paragard period and can already tell that it will be better than the last, which was not even that bad (one day of cramping where I took 400 mg of advil). As far as insertion goes, I am not going to tell you that it is fun. You can ask your gynecologist about getting a paracervical block (numbs you) which I would highly recommend. I actually do not think that the insertion part was bad at all, just some minor pressure. I was just more nervous than ever because of all the horror stories out there. I had more pain after I got home for that day and the following day. I switched off between tylenol and advil to take care of that. I would recommend that since you will have a new baby around to make sure someone can help you for a day or so, and that you do not have to go into work. This is a minor price to pay though for such long lasting, worry-free bc. Also since you will have had a child at the time, your experience will most likely be better, but remember everyone does have a different experience. I also did a lot of research on the long term effects such as scarring etc, that could potentially make it harder for me to have a child (after all I am very young and would like kids in maybe 6 years or so). There are absolutely NO LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES. I have read the scientific papers myself (I am an undergraduate neuroscience major, I have access to a lot of these scientific papers). Overall I wish you luck if you decide to get an IUD. Also feel free to ask me further questions if you have any. I hate when people have uninformed opinions...

As a 20 y/o in a monogamous relationship, never had children, this is a pretty appealing deal. As a student, I also save myself the worry of taking a pill every day at around the same time. Now, I had Mirena inserted two hours ago, maybe more towards an hour. I had no numbing medication, but took Ibuprofen at least 2 hours beforehand. It was pretty painful - but compared to the bad cramps I had before, it wasn't much worse. The absolute worst lasts for only a few short seconds, and if you remain calm and breathe, it's easy and simple from there. I recommend getting a ride home, but I was able to drive myself. Make sure the rest of your day will be slow, and take care for the next few days; at least, that's what I was told.

Also, the best time to get it in would be just before your period, or maybe when you're on it. This is because the cervix is naturally at it's widest setting. For women who have had children, my doctor told me insertion is way easier and less painful.

Sorry that I'm not able to provide long-term effect information. A friend has told me that her periods were irregular for about 3-5 months, and then after that they were light and she loved it.

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Hi ducky,

From a guys opinion I know that I wouldn't want my partner to have one- namely because it does affect your chances of being able to conceive after you have had the IUD removed. It can take quite a few years for your body functions to return to normal.

if you get cramps now, the IUD will be horrible. i have heard no one having a good experience. Even a few that had them for quite a while, ended up with issues and infections and pain and stuff. Not worth it