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IUD Question
| Thu, 04-15-2004 - 8:08pm |
I recently asked a nurse at my student health center about IUD's and they told me I would need an appointment to discuss my options of birth control. But then the nurse also told me that they do not supply IUD's and that I would have to purchase it from somewhere else, is this possible? I have set my appointment for early May, but would I want to maybe go to a facility that carries the IUD and is familiar with insertion? I am currently on the Nuva Ring and I love it but unfortunately I think the particular type of hormones in it helps trigger my herpe outbreaks so I need to switch and see if that helps. Any info is greatly appriciated!

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This statement is false. I have not had children, though I plan to in the future, and I have an IUD. The IUD is NOT known to cause infertility and does NOT make a woman sterile after having one inserted/removed. It is true however, that finding a doctor willing to insert an IUD in a woman who has not had children can be difficult. This is because studies have shown that women who have not had a child tend to expel the IUD at a higher rate than those women who have had children. It has nothing to do with creating problems with fertility.
*MG*
The injuries caused by the Dalkon Shield almost stopped the use of IUDs in the U.S. for years. That is probably the main reason why IUDs are not as popular in the States as they are elsewhere. The medical community has a long memory and there is still concern by some doctors (at least in the U.S.)that an IUD could interfere with long term fertility. A modern IUD is quite safe although there have been instances of perforated uteri and as MG said there is a greater possibility of expulsion from the uterus of a woman who has not had a child.
Jill