I just got an IUD! Ask me anything!

[Book Lover]

[Orsino]

1. How long before you employ it against our troops? n/t

[Book Lover]

12. Watch it, dogface!

I've got a three-inch long piece of plastic, and I'm all outta bubble gum!

[CarpeDiebold]

2. do you just hate babies or freedom in general?

:p well, congratulations on your newfound freedom :D

[Book Lover]

9. Obviously, I hate babies and love freedom!

[edbermac]

3. How many miles per gallon does it get?

:silly:

[Book Lover]

10. LOL!

[gollygee]

4. OOOh the copper one or the hormonal one?

I've had the copper one for about 4 years and I love it! Best birth control in the world IMO!

[CarpeDiebold]

11. just a funny picture

meh, what i had earlier wasn't too nice. anyhoo.

[Book Lover]

13. Copper

Hormones give me blood clots. I'm glad to know you've had a good experience with yours so far :-)

[radwriter0555]

34. it's excellent, isn't it? VERY unde-rated and under-utilized.

I didn't care much for the delivery process, but once it was done it's been problem free.

It's plastic and copper now, I believe.

[Debi]

5. Are you going to give it a test run soon? Let us know how that goes

and give us all details!!! :P

[Book Lover]

14. Oh, it's tested, sister

Well tested. }(

[Debi]

21. Oh My God

:wow:

:rofl:

:blush:

:yoiks:

TMI!!!!!

[ThomCat]

6. Are you female?

That's gotta hurt if you aren't. :P

[gollygee]

8. HAHA

best question in thread :D

[Book Lover]

16. Luckily, I met *all*

eligibility requirements :-)

[rug]

7. Do you live in South Dakota?

[Book Lover]

18. No

I know this is a light-hearted thread and all, but your post makes me plea to all DU'ers to not forget our friends who do live there. Even $10 to Planned Parenthood will help a low-income woman get the peace of mind I can afford with my employer-provided medical insurance.

(putting soapbox away)

[Sugar Smack]

15. Don't you know you should never try to play "beat the buzz"?

The cops will catch you every time.:D

[Book Lover]

20. Snark!

Now I had just poured that cup of tea!

[catmandu57]

17. Long long time ago in another universe

I was riding with my gf in her car, and I picked up this round spongey thing with an elastic strap, "What's this' I asked.
"Oh, thats my diaphram" she said so nonchalatly that all I could say was Oh and put it back where I found it.

[Book Lover]

19. HA!

Were you shocked/surprised that she was so casual about it? :-)

[catmandu57]

22. Yes

Turned out she wanted a baby I didn't.

[radwriter0555]

36. Talk about ancient and archaic pregnancy prevention methods...

ICK.

[Roon]

23. I thought IUDs were banned? N/T

[Book Lover]

26. Nope - it's a longish story

Back in the 80's, the Dalkon Shield was introduced on the market. The Dalkon Shield's problems were twofold: a non-monofilament thread hung into the vaginal cavity, ready to wick up more readily vaginal flora best left in the vagina; and the design of the IUD itself, which was more prone to uterine wall perforation. After some awful deaths caused by use of the device were publicized, the company pulled the Dalkon Shield from the market, but the overall publicity was so bad that prescribing IUDs went out of fashion, and the IUD market tanked.

[Roon]

28. Whoa!

I had no idea, thanks for the info.

[Alleycat]

24. Any affects such as crampping?

Only asking cause a freind got one recently and whined like a baby about all the cramps. I didn't know whether to believe her or not since she is such a drama queen. She should have felt the cramps I had when I gave birth to my 10 lb daughter!

[CarpeDiebold]

25. thank GOD i'm not a woman

brrrr

[Book Lover]

27. Only on the day itself

I was fine after a full night's sleep. If she's a drama queen, I'm sure she was milking it a bit, but I bet she did have cramps right after insertion.

[IsIt1984Yet]

32. I heard that the monthly cramping is what's rough.

I suppose you don't know that just yet, huh?

Keep us posted, I'd heard the same thing and it scared me away. I HATE cramps!!

[radwriter0555]

35. I've never felt any additional to what I already had... and ibuprofin is

very effective on that stuff.

It's far, far better than screwing up your system with hormones.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

29. Best wishes!

I got really, really crampy with the Copper one, but some people I know love it. Now, back on the pill (but getting sick of it- put on a little weight too :grr:) and I'm thinking of trying the Mirena one (a bit less hormones than the pill), but haven't gone for it yet.

[Book Lover]

30. Thanks!

I get my period right after it was placed, and I can tell right away that it's going to be heavier than normal. But I haven't had any extra cramps aside from the day itself. I've heard many good things about the Mirena one; I hope it works for you if that's what you choose :-)

[xmas74]

31. A friend got Mirena a year ago.

After two babies in two years she was ready for something different from the usual pills.

She loves it-said she cramped for a couple of hours after insertion and hasn't looked back.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

38. What's holding me back is...

potential for 3 months of sporadic spotting after. I should just go for it though. I'm so sick of the pill. Once I get through the brief spotting time, everything's reduced 80-90% supposedly. :shrug:

[xmas74]

40. She stated that she had a bit of spotting

but nothing bad. She said that it was small amounts and that a panty liner could easily handle it.

She really loves it and says that it was the best decision that she had made in a long time.

[Ptah]

33. Want to go to the theater and dinner? n/t

[Robb]

37. You shouldn't drink and drive!

:D

[meegbear]

39. What was your blood-alcohol level? Gonna fight it in court?