ParaGard Copper IUD
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ParaGard Copper IUD
| Fri, 10-27-2006 - 6:58pm |
I got the ParaGard IUD recently. I am very excited that it is hormone free. The major side effect is bleeding in excess. Does anyone have experince with this, and is it very bad? Without birth control I only had a period every few months, and they were never very heavy. Do you think this may improve my chances of not being effected very much by this? I just want to know what to expect.

Bleeding after an IUD insertion is a very individual thing, it seems.
I've had mine for about 1.5 months. I am still pumping breast milk for baby and have not had a period in months. I had very minimal discomfort with insertion and not really any since. I have not had a period yet since I got it. Every once in a while I will have a little cramping, but it only lasts for a few minutes and may not even be related. So far, physicially it's all working out wonderful. I'm waiting for when I eventually get periods back to see just what they're like, but maybe by then I'll have it long enough that my body won't have the heavy periods/cramping.
HTH
Sallie
Linda
I love this device. I had heavier than normal bleeding for the first 2 periods. I do not know that it is in, do not notice it during sex and love that it is hormone free. What I do notice it cramps and spotting a few days before my period, but that is the only side effect and I had it in exactly 1 year!
Good luck,
Jennifer