Comments on: Implant

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:20:51 +0000

I feel for you and your experience! I spent 40 minutes on the examination table as two doctors tried to get the IUD in place. After jabbing and shoving and profuse apologies, they had to give up.
Apparently my uterus is at a difficult angle???! It was very painful and I was a little bit traumatized afterwards. I had nightmares and zero interest in sex for quite a long time. When I eventually tried again, I broke down crying. No my periods happen really fast and really heavy. I don’t know if it’s even possible, but I feel like my cervix is less tight than before.
I really beleive my doctor had the absolute best intentions, but nothing could have prepared me for the effects I experienced. Maybe I’m the only one with a uterus tilted too far forward, but I would just be a little hesitant to recommend this procedure for anyone who is still pretty young.

By: jaya

jaya — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:20:33 +0000

Hi, I’ve just had my mirena taken out ( thank Heavens) and can now get my life back. The only good thing was no periods for five years. The hormones gradually ran through my system and all the side effects crept up on me.
My allergies got MUCH worse.
My skin thinned.
I felt three thousand years old , ALL the time.
It stripped a goodly amount of calcium from my body, my teeth started crumbling.
( after two months post removal, my bone and teeth density has improved outta site! WITHOUT supplements. My dentist and doctor are now a lot happier)
I had NO sex drive at all.
My weight crept up with NO lifestyle change, 30 kilos! – I have lost on average half a kilo a week since removal. NO diet change, NO activity change.
I’ve always had slight hormonal acne on my face and nowhere else… with mirena I had it all up my formerly crystal clear back and derriere, bust and even my scalp.
Lots of other minor crap.
Please, if you have sensitivities to the pill and other hormone treatments, DO NOT go here. I thought I was just aging rapidly- bulldust! I’m just glad that my husband gave me all the support I needed to bring this tragedy to my doctor and Gynie’s attention. For so, long I thought it was just me.
Now I’m having my tubes clipped. Hormonal interference just doesn’t work for me

By: Dick

Dick — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:28:06 +0000

Jane just got the Mirena a couple of months ago. She seems to really like it so far. Once the bleeding stopped, she’s loving the fact that she doesn’t have to make a beeline for the bathroom to get those spermies out.

I’m not terribly fond of it, personally. If I penetrate too deeply, I can feel it poking me. And it’s not particularly “pleasant.”

By: Essin' Em

Essin' Em — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:32:20 +0000

Let me know how it works in the long run…I’ve heard great and horrible things about it. But since I don’t want kids, and have horrible periods, and have migraines, it might be a great option.

By: havingmycake

havingmycake — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:09:33 +0000

I had my Flexi-T copper IUD fitted nearly six weeks ago. I bled for 3.5 weeks afterwards but it seems to have sorted itself out now. It felt horrible at first and I still find it uncomfortable when Ruf does some of the deeper penetration positions but, after my ‘accident’, the relief of not having to use condoms and being able to have him come in me again outweighs that minor irritation. Havent had a proper period yet, altho I guess it’s due and I await to see whether the cramps and bleeding are worse than I was experiencing before. At 46, they had already started to be longer and heavier than when I was younger.

By: Curvaceous Dee

Curvaceous Dee — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:35:35 +0000

I love my Mirena IUD. It’s my second IUD – the first was a copper coil which slipped (courtesy of my ‘shallow cervix’) and caused me a LOT of pain and uncontrollable bleeding. Since getting it replaced with the Mirena four years ago I’ve had no periods, minimal cyclical issues, and less hormone-related migraines.

Here’s hoping yours is as good to you!

xx Dee

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:56:25 +0000

This ain’t yer momma’s IUD. I have the Mirena, too, and it is the bees’ frigging knees. It’s been . . . nearly two years? and from almost the beginning, the periods stopped. They got sort of light, and then maybe 3-4 months later, nada. This is the best thing ever. My doctor didn’t even blink when I told her I wanted one – and I was 26 at the time and have not had (nor do I want) children. The insertion was no picnic, but the benefits are awesome.

By: Xtine

Xtine — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:33:49 +0000

I got a Mirena January of last year. I had to fight tooth and NAIL to get one, and was about ten minutes short of lying to a healthcare provider in order to get one. Planned Parenthood even had the audacity to tell me they couldn’t give me one (and the provider kept repeatedly trying to steer me to methods which are exceptionally unsuited to me, even after telling her I didn’t want them!).

I’m 22 now (20, then), nulliparous, and not married. The single cramp I had from insertion lasted about 10 seconds, was less intense than a menstrual cramp (which, mine, admittedly, were pretty bad), and that was it. Got my first period last week in [math sucks...however long since Jan07]

As a college student, I’m finding that women my age have heard only vague shells of the horror stories, and either know nothing about IUDs (even their existence), or that it’s something of their mom’s generation (by that I mean old, ineffective, undesirable, and the worst option available).

So, like redheadededitor, I’ve got a mission: making sure women know about IUDs as a viable form of BC. It’s only going to get worse around here, too, because the abstinence-only sex ed movement is gaining a LOT of ground. Oh, and student health? They won’t deal with new BC – only write Rx’s for existing treatment.

By: secondaryeducation

secondaryeducation — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:42:11 +0000

I adore my IUD!!

I’ve had mine for 5 years now. In those years I have convinced my sister, and 5 other women into getting one:) My only complaint is that my cramps are pretty damn hardcore. As long as you have some idea when as to when your moon rises, you can zap them with aspirin before they even start.

By: 'b.

'b. — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:04:22 +0000

my mum had one of those. years ago now, shortly after my sister was born, so they’ve come a long way since then, but i’m still squeamish about them since it got embedded in the wall of her uterus and she had to have it removed surgically.