nervous about getting an IUD
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nervous about getting an IUD
| Sat, 04-24-2004 - 12:25am |
I have lurked on this board for quite a while in my search for the "perfect" bc method. I currently use the bcp, I was on Ortho-cyclen for about year, but I switched to Alesse two months ago because of weight gain and decreased (read: zero) sex drive. Unfortunately, Alesse hasn't seemed to help either of these problems. DH and I want to have kids in about 5 years, and I think that if it works ideally, the Mirena IUD would be best for me. However, I have some problems and questions. First, I'm scared to death that I'll be one of the horror stories of a punctured uterus, an expelled IUD, or a painful miscarriage. Mostly, I'm afraid that this will affect my future fertility. DH and I very much want children, just not right now. I'm planning on quitting the bcp after this cycle b/c my lack of sex drive is really taking it's toll on our marriage. If Mirena left me infertil in 5 yrs, I would rather take my chances getting pg now than being sad later. What are the statistics about the IUD and infertility, and are there any other users out there who worry about this? Finally, I had terrible cramps before the bcp and I'm worried that if I get an IUD, they'll be worse than before. I know the stats on this, but is there anyone out there who had bad cramps before and they got better after? Should I keep experimenting with other bcp's/the ring/fam or nfp before getting a Mirena? Thanks for your help.
~M.C.

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