Anyone have IUD?
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Anyone have IUD?
| Tue, 10-12-2004 - 10:39am |
I am considering IUD and I was wondering if anyone has it or knows anyone that has it? I don't have children and I am afraid that IUD might have a negative affect on bearing a child. I have been on the pill for almost 7 years. I know its not good to stay on it that long. Any advice would be greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Are you having problems with birth control pills specifically? There is no problem staying on them for many years. They don't affect your fertility or anything so if you're happy with them, there is no reason to stop taking them. An IUD could be a good choice though if you don't want children for several years and want a very easy method you don't have to think about daily.
I got a Mirena IUD a few months ago. The doctor scheduled insertion during my period and I took 800 mg of ibuprofen before the appointment. I also had my husband come with me to drive me home just in case I had difficulties. The insertion was very fast, and in spite of the fact that I've never had children, it didn't even hurt other than some light cramping and I felt fine afterwards. I had cramps for a couple days, and no problems ever since.
I was also tired of hormones after my experience with different pills and w/ the depo shot. So, I opted for the copper only (no hormones) Paragard IUD.
I don't know if my OB would have given it to me if I hadn't already had children. But that may have changed over the past few years.
I have had no trouble. The first year after insertion my periods were just slightly heavier and there was a little bit of cramping. Prior to the IUD I never had cramping at all.
If you read my 'lost and found' post below, you will see that now after 5+ years I am having a complication. I will update as soon as I know what happened. But all in all, Ihave been very happy with it and hope that I can keep using the IUD.
Sheila
www.mirena.com/