That is, you don’t have to remember to do anything in order for it to work.
Here’s what really happens when you decide to get an IUD.
That’s because there are five different IUDs that arecurrently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Your doctor will ask about your periods (are they heavy, do you get cramps, etc.)
as well as your familyhistory of certain disordersthat may be impacted by the IUD.
This is because her uterus has been stretched and her cervix dilated in the past.
The medication paid off.
This also helps ensure that your uterine wall will not be punctured when the IUD is placed.
For many this is especially true if the insertion is done at a postpartum checkup.
“The actual insertion was painful, but very quick,” she said.
For some women the pain is even less almost nonexistent.
Yokasta Schneider from St. Charles, Missouri rated the pain at a two on a one to 10 scale.
“The insertion felt like pinching,” she said.
“[The pain] was gone by the time the process was over.”
This was the case for Kristi Fenstermacher from Seattle.
The doctor gave me no warning whatsoever.
Unfortunately it only went downhill from there for Dockery.
“The nurse said that sometimes the insertion taps a vaginal nerve, and people can pass out.
“And women should know about the possibility of losing consciousness.
Although stiff at first, the strings soften over time.
indication that something isn’t right with the IUD placement is pain.
“I constantly had excruciating pain in my lower abdomen that just wouldn’t go away.
Many women using Mirena or other forms of hormonal birth control end up losing their period altogether.
In fact, for some this is one of themain selling pointsover other forms of birth control.
“For the first two months I bled constantly,” she said.
She only got the Mirena removed when she and her husband decided to start trying to conceive again.
“With the copper IUD my periods changed drastically,” she told me.
I was wrong.”
Juliette told me her period were worse than anything she had ever experienced, both extremely heavy and painful.
This pain was so intense that she was very worried the IUD had perforated her uterus.
For hormonal IUDs, many of the side effects are similar to otherprogestin-only methods of birth control.
On rare occasions, youruterus may be perforatedduring the insertion of the IUD.
This can cause the IUD to become embedded.
In addition to perforated uterus, which could require hospitalization, serious side effects can develop over time.
Safari Charles from Maryland, better known online asFit Momma, shared her scary experience with me.
“I was misdiagnosed at a emergency care facility and rapidly declined.
I was admitted into the hospital and then put on blood thinners for six months.”
“I’ll take my chances at another birth over my death.”
Your partner may feel it during sex
Remember those strings we talked about?
Audrey Orozco from Texas knows this first hand.
Orozco told me this made the process a lot more painful.
“It all settles in and I’ve never heard a complaint with my current partner once.”
“After the initial [IUD] you know more what to expect,” she said.
“With the other two it was fine.”
This can be done either under local or general anesthesia and is an outpatient procedure.
Of the women using a long active reversible contraceptive in 2012,83 percent used an IUD.
After her second child, she got the IUD again.
“Getting a second IUD was a no-brainer.”
An honest, frank discussion with your doctor might help you decide if an IUD is right for you.
If it is, now you know what to expect.
