[LittlePip]

Having surgery for an IUD insertion can also have many more problems than a pill. It can release, it can puncture the uterus at a later date, it can shift positions, it can come out, there can be a lingering infection from insertion, and there can be constant pain from the device simply because the body decides it is a foreign object and reacts in a manner that induces pain as a "warning signal" in a sense. The list of complications from IUD insertion is long and just because one of your exs did not happen to be one of the sufferers does not mean it is a safer method, just like it is not a horrid concoction of conspiracy if a woman takes a hormonal birth control pill because it happens to work with her body.

IAS - exactly what stops me putting one of those things in me! At least with hormonal BC if you react badly you can stop taking it at any time. A perforated uterus is no laughing matter, and any side effects last until you can have it removed. If it works for you then it must be fantastic, but, as with with all BC, there are no guarantees.

[Hugo-B]

When hormonal birth control affects every single patient that is ever prescribed in a brutal unwanted way every single time then you have a case. Until then you are stuck with the words "possible side effects" which are not predictable in any way shape or form and are by no means a guaranteed outcome. Not only that but because of the side effects there are many many types of hormonal birth control produced that address the possibility that one brand may not work in a woman while another brand could be the answer. That sort of potential variety of products is not the case with IUDs, and it is not nearly as easy to switch to a different type if something is not to agree with the body.

Having surgery for an IUD insertion can also have many more problems than a pill. It can release, it can puncture the uterus at a later date, it can shift positions, it can come out, there can be a lingering infection from insertion, and there can be constant pain from the device simply because the body decides it is a foreign object and reacts in a manner that induces pain as a "warning signal" in a sense. The list of complications from IUD insertion is long and just because one of your exs did not happen to be one of the sufferers does not mean it is a safer method, just like it is not a horrid concoction of conspiracy if a woman takes a hormonal birth control pill because it happens to work with her body.

Is the insertion of an IUD considered surgery, I thought it was an outpatient 'procedure' which doesn't normally require local anesthetic?

I say this because I hear more girls complaining about the pill than I do extolling it's benefits. And the reason I say conspiracy theory is not that the actual BC pill itself is a 'conspiracy' believe it is more widely recommended because there is more profit to be made by it.

[Hugo-B]

IAS - exactly what stops me putting one of those things in me! At least with hormonal BC if you react badly you can stop taking it at any time. A perforated uterus is no laughing matter, and any side effects last until you can have it removed. If it works for you then it must be fantastic, but, as with with all BC, there are no guarantees.

If you found a BC pill which worked for you, could you have an equivalent 3 month contraceptive injection to avoid taking all of those pills?

[ItsASecret]

Is the insertion of an IUD considered surgery, I thought it was an outpatient 'procedure' which doesn't normally require local anesthetic?

Is it considered minor surgery or yes as outpatient. There is often local anesthetic used if a patient requests it, a lot of doctors will use the anesthetic anyway considering there is going to be some pain involved.

I say this because I hear more girls complaining about the pill than I do extolling it's benefits. And the reason I say conspiracy theory is not that the actual BC pill itself is a 'conspiracy' believe it is more widely recommended because there is more profit to be made by it.

Look around and you will find the possible side effects of IUDs and how many women actually suffer from it. Conspiracy theories are prevalent in medicine, the drug companies are the issue not the doctors. Money governs everything in this world and nothing is going to change that.

[Hugo-B]

Thanks, I'm saying thanks because I've actually learned quite a lot from you in the short time I've been here.

I know money governs everything which is why I made the point, if there is a superior alternative (whether it is the IUD or something else) I think girls should have access to it, regardless of whether or not it makes 'the powers that be' LOL money. That was the point I was trying to make, I know it wasn't clear.

[Darling]

thanks for all the advise and recommendations.
I'm still just as unsure and concerned as before... Taking a hormonal birth control has many risks im not sure if im ready to take.... and an iud has even more scary risks.... I really want to have another baby within the next 2 years and i dont want anything to risk that possibility. I did horrible on the hormonal BC pill and even worse on the nuva ring. I want to start natural family planning but my periods can be irregular. I'm going to stick to condoms for now, but hate them :P

My options as of now:
A low hormonal bc pill.
Condoms and natural family planning.

Hopefully i make a decision soon.

[LittlePip]

Have you tried the progesterone only pill? That can have fewer side effects for some people.

[DreamP346]

Natural family planning really works if you truely stick to it. But read up on it. Its not as simple as it sounds. Requires you taking your temperature every day before any type of movement and a lot of other stuff. You could do a combination of natural family planning combined with withdrawal and condoms around your ovulation time. Its not fool proof, but pretty good.

[rita wright]

I use to have the birth control implant and i was really comfortable with it, what i liked the most is that it lasts for 3 years and you dont have to be worrying about taking pills everyday or going to the doctor and whatever u know.. all of that stuff. Now my 3 years are over and the best thing about this is that it eally worked i never had to worry about getting pregnant its really safe and the best of all is that it made my period normal i use to have unnormal periods but not no more, so i totally recommend you this method its really safe and like i told you, you dont have to go to doctors every month or take any type of pills at all.

[ritajonsy]

hi.friend..wh't is IUD..will u tellme about this