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| Wed, 03-28-2007 - 5:09pm |
So...I'm trying to figure out what the best form of birth control would be for me. I originally was on Depo for almost three years (no one bothered to tell me i shouldn't take it for more than two years, had to find that out on my own.) And the last year i gained a lot of weight, and despite a strict diet and exercising vigorously for 4 days a week, i was unable to loose a single pound in 4 months :(. So i stopped taking depo and about a year later I started taking the progesterone only pills. those were ok, but my period was very irregular. it would be much longer (10 days) and/or i would have two periods a month, ugh. so i'm tossing around the idea of the Mirena IUD. Can anyone tell me the typical side affects? I would love to be able to stop my period like the Depo did, but without the bone loss and weight gain. An IUD kinda scares me because i'm afraid that there's a risk of damaging something, and thus making it hard/impossible for me to have children in the future(which i really want to be able to do)I don't smoke and am in great overall health. The only hang up is that my selection is kind of limited because i get migraine headaches with "auras" that can last for a long time. any suggestions? Thanks for everyones' help!


Hi, skeeter2007, welcome!
Jill
The Mirena IUD has been an absolute godsend for me! I have had bleeding problems after every pregnancy, even after having a D&C after the last. I have gone through Depo, and various types of the pill over the years.
This thing stopped the bleeding *which went on for eight months straight! And since I was always pretty bad about remembering to take pills, this completely relieves that burden. I went for about four months I think without a period after it was put in. Then I started getting periods again, but only for about three days, with not alot of bleeding and very few cramps, compared with my old 7 or 8 days, heavy bleeding and lots of cramps!
I have had absolutely no side effects from it. No weight gain, no headaches, no nausea, NOTHING!
The only problem we may have run into is that my husband says he can feel the string, and it is a bit painful, but my doctor says he can cut it shorter or otherwise deal with it.
I would recommend it to ANYONE!
It is not like the old-fashioned cooper IUDs either, which there used to be significant problems with. I'm told that I can have it taken out at any time, and should be able to get pregnant quickly anytime I want.
Hi skeeter2007, welcome back!
Jill