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SilverSliver posted:Yep, welcome to your new period! It's pretty much like a faucet for awhile. There's 'on' and there's 'off'. I got my paragard in June of '10 and just the past 3 months I've been having a lead up and let down. (Even then it's just a few hours of spotting before the flood.) On the upside it doesn't last as long. But it does even out, just have to wait for your uterus to get used to it's new friend. I've only had 2 periods with mine so far. The first was very heavy. I filled my diva cup multiple times per day (I still use it and it is awesome. Just break the seal near the bottom instead of grabbing higher up) My 2nd period with the paragard was significantly lighter. Still on the heavier side but nothing like the first. Over all my experience with paragard has been very positive. On a side note: I saw on the main post that paragard contains nickel? I'm highly allergic to it and told my doctor AND it is found no where in the product information packet. Are you sure? I'd be breaking out in hives and poo poo. I can't even wear 18kgold or surgical steel because they have trace nickel and my skin flares up like a balloon.
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Eggplant Wizard posted:The only reason I have for that is the livejournal post I linked (which is the reference that my doctor used when I asked her...). I have the same kind of thing, where the rivets on my jeans need to have a double layer of masking tape if I don't want an itchy bumpy rash. I would rather avoid it than have it put in and find out I react to it, so I put that in there. Huh well thanks for looking that up. I guess it is shielded enough to not effect me? Or ill never have a kid later because of the eventual scarring that will happen. Either way... what ever. I like paragard alot.
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Eggplant Wizard posted:Hey so I know I even wrote the FAQ about discharge after IUDs but I was talking out of my butt, and now I'm curious about something coming from my vagina instead. I got an IUD put in nearly 2 weeks ago, and the spotting & bloody mucus have taped off to what seems to be just... mucus. Like, the biggest loogies you ever saw, but mucus. Is this going to be the whole time, or will it taper off too? You should have a follow up about 6 weeks after your insertion. I just had mine recently and my doctor asked me if I wanted my strings cut at all. I also thought they were long when I first had the IUD inserted but honestly I got used to the length and in theory they should start getting a memory curl that goes up and behind the cervix. I declined getting my strings cut because I think if they are cut too short there is a higher chance your partner will feel them.
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legsarerequired posted:I don't understand why some of these doctor's offices can't offer some nitrous or something similar for these IUDs. Dental offices offer it for cleanings and fillings, so I'm surprised that I haven't heard of a gynecologist's office offering it for people needing IUDs. Jesus some nitrous would have been great. I think most of the pain comes from tensing up. My doctor said I did great because I just did some yoga breathing and zoned out while she was using the dilators. The pain when my boyfriend drove me home was wicked though. Every bump in the car was like being stabbed in the hooha. Everything is awesome now though! 6 months in and loving my paragard.
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Mine are curled up around my cervix but I have a super short vagina so I can feel them just fine. I'm surprised the doctor let you stand up. Mine has been doing IUD insertions for a really long time and is a midwife so she was like "Wait a sec" and actually kept a hand on my arm when I got up. She was like "Oh yah alot of women faint or feel really sick when they sit up right after so I make most of my patients wait"
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Silver Falcon posted:Oh, needles I can deal with. It's the prospect of fingers in my uterus that bothers me. Seriously, my cervix! Uhhh the worst thing about the IUD is they use a little dilation rod to open your cervix just big enough for the IUD to slip in. That's it. Otherwise it is the same as a pap smear.
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Paragard News: I got my paragard I think back in November. I had been on the pill or nuvaring from age 14 until 23 and I pretty much had no sex drive what so ever. Sooo its back. Like crazy back. want to jump my fiance 23 hours a day back. I loving love paragard. Periods are back to normal too.
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Pyrotoad posted:Potential This honestly sounds extremely normal for me. It's why the diva cup has really worked out for me because tampons don't do anything for clots. I'm honestly worried that I have some sort of clotting disorder because I can get a deep as gently caress gash that will spurt blood and then stop after 1 spurt. I've had a million tests run on me for other reasons so I think they would have picked something up but meh.
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Grushenka posted:I had a similar problem with my GP--I wanted a copper IUD/non-hormonal option, and they put me on Cerazette instead and told me to come back in three months. I went back three months later and no matter what I asked for they gave me another six months of Cerazette. Wow gently caress your GPs. I went to my gyn and said " I want a paragard" and they said OK and made an appointment. Maybe they are super inexperienced on inserting one? If that's the case you don't want them to do it anyway. Go to planned parenthood or somewhere that they should have good experience.
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AlphaDog posted:My girlfriend just got back from her doctor after having her implanon removed (she was convinced it was affecting her mood pretty badly, she's bipolar and has been pretty loving down ever since having it implanted). The doctor told her that the effect of implanon on mood was "only theoretical", so removal might not help. I'm not sure about that, but it sounds like alot of people have mood problems with hormonal BC. I just got my copper IUD (paragard) in the last November. They ask you to take 2 aspirin an hour before coming in. Other than that there are no painkillers. The doctor will dilate the cervix using progressively larger rods and then insert the IUD. Then its all over. The dr. will cut the strings to about an inch long and then probably cut them slightly shorter based on your preference at the follow up appointment. It took 4 months for my periods to go completely back to normal and as someone who has wicked bad depression this is a god send, the hormones in my bc were really exaggerating things.
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I'm 23 with no kids. It just randomly depends. I also scheduled my appointment for when I had my period (which made my period last like 2 weeks but what ev. Diva cup is the bomb)
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Lixer posted:I probably shouldn't be googling the net, but I'm going to be switching from the nuvaring (6 year use?) to the Paragard next week and starting to be a nervous nelly about it. I'm going to miss having no period, but I'm looking forward to not having to pay for, or remember birth control, and having no added hormones! I also switched directly from nuvaring to paragard. I'm finally actually losing weight. I would have your BF drive you. I have an extremely high tolerance for pain but it wasn't so much pain for me as it was a weirdly nauseating experience.
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Budget Bears posted:I'm on the patch, been on it for 3 weeks. Today I'm starting my first no-patch week, and I understand I'm supposed to get my period during the no-patch week. When is my period supposed to start? First day of no-patch week? Within the first three days? Does it vary? I'm just wondering at what point I should be worried, if I take the patch off and don't get my period right off the bat. Mine (for the ring) would take 3 days to come, so it's really variable. Some people take off the patch or the ring and it happens in like 5 hours, some of us start bleeding the day we start the new patch or ring.
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Grushenka posted:I have a tentative appointment set for an IUD but the lady at the clinic was not happy about that at all. Not one bit. She told me to wait and see if one more month on Cerazette will even things out a bit, and perhaps I'll change my mind and that's okay no worries you can still change your mind! Here is our number if you change your mind! Push through it. I'm off hormones via the IUD for the first time in almost 10 years and it is wonderful. It's more than 6 months in for me and my periods are back to normal, i'm losing weight easily with diet, i'm not depressed or having crazy mood swings and my tits don't hurt and I actually like sex now.
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twee_fangs posted:I've only had the pre-insertion exam; they are ordering the IUD now, and she said she'll have to measure my uterus to make sure it's at least 6 cm or she won't try to insert it. Just wondering how common a problem this might be... Has anyone here had a too-small uterus? No... I was 23 when mine was inserted and I made an appointment with my GYN's "IUD Specialist" for when I was on my period, walked in, discussed some things to make sure I wanted paragard and not mirina and then she dilated me with some rods and shoved that fucker in. Did a 6 week check up and now all I ever need to do is have them check it when I get my yearly pelvic exams.
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I still use my diva cup with my IUD. If you are breaking the suction as you pull out there should be no problem at all. My GYN said she's only heard of problems once and she said the woman grabbed the string with her fingers on the cup and pulled it out.
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I've always heard those stories were bullshit because there's no way the iud could be in the gestational sac. It could theoretically come out before or after the baby though.
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It depends on the state. If she lives in CA (green health card things) or WA (take charge program) she should be set. I'm not sure about anywhere else though.
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BigGayLogan posted:If my doctor recommends it, then great, and maybe I will get over the squeamishness of having something crammed up my uterus (and all the pain that comes with it). But I'm very aware that most doctors won't for someone like me. I'm single, childless, and under 30. I'm 23 childless and I have paragard. Good doctors who aren't squeemish about IUDs will insert them. It also is only crampy for about about as long as a period. The pain during insertion wasn't as bad as my worst period cramps. Don't rule it out.
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BigGayLogan posted:I guess I can't have everything, right? I just wanted to hear some outside opinions before I spoke with my doctor. And if we're still doing the IUDs, I don't think I can have a copper one. I'm allergic to nickel and other cheap metals and I heard that people with metal allergies like me shouldn't use a copper IUD. I have an extreme nickel allergy and the copper iud hasn't affected me at all. Extreme as in I get blisters from the studs on my jeans and I can't wear anything other than platinum and titanium or my ears swell up like balloons with in 3 hours.
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I have a question: Does ovulation cause anyone pain? I'm asking because I think i'm probably ovulating for the first time in my life normally (the timing is right and the pain location is too).
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HalfPricePimpSuit posted:"if you can afford a $5 frappucino at Starbucks, you can pay your $5 co-pay." Yah except my paragard with $160 a month insurance employer provided was $360. When I was on nuvaring it was $35 a month. Its a lot for a just out of college adult barely affording the premium. I'm so glad they are being required to cover it now. When I was growing up my dad's insurance would cover his little blue pill but not my medically necessary birth control.
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Peggy Lee posted:
You just might have a poor shape. Women in my family get them like mad and my doctor said it was because the way our urethras are shaped in invites some amount of urine to sit and not get discharged? something like that. it's been a while since i've had one.
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Meant to write that down. I pee before, I pee after - I guess the only thing I haven't tried is during and that's not really my thing.
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DRP Solved! posted:Just FYI if the "Drug X" that you're referring to is misoprostol, it doesn't reduce pain, ease insertion or increase the chances of a successful insertion, but does increase your risk of getting nausea and cramping prior to insertion. I definitely didn't get it. We raw dogged that poo poo. I was doing full time 8-5 new job so it was a bitch to get a day off and I scheduled it for my period and the doctor wasn't going to do it at first, she wanted me to insert some poo poo into my vag over night but when she saw how much of a bitch my scheduling conflicts were she was like "gently caress it, take that poo poo off and i'm gonna put it in" and bam. I had paragard cramps on top of period cramps but a heating pad was my best friend for a few days and it all worked out. That reads like a weird porn. I'm leaving it that way. edit: oh i'm 23, no kids, long term monogamous relationship.
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lou reed posted:I've had a Paragard a little over six months. My periods so far have been heavy and between 5-8 days, this one was considerably lighter and 3/4 days. I know it's common for periods to improve over time with the paragard, but it this normal? Truth be told the stronger cramps and the heavier bleeding were a little reassuring, since I felt that if it was giving me grief, it was working. I checked it and everything feels fine - should I be worried that there was such a dramatic improvement in a month's time? Yah, its normal. My periods were an absolute gushing waterfall for the first 4 months or so and then 5th and 6th almost made me worry that I was pregnant and having fluke bleeding or something because I never fully filled up my cup once. Seems to be the norm now for me. I don't have to empty my cup like 8 times a day now and its GREAT.
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Bone Storm posted:The Sex Questions thread told me I should post this here instead. I'm sure this is asked frequently, so I apologize. I read through the info in the OP, I'm just looking for more detail. This is actually why I went to Paragard because after trying 10 different pills and nuvaring I was still always depressed. I've been feeling a ton better since I completely dropped the hormones.
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sarah synonymous posted:I have an odd Paragard question. Mine is the same way. It was always on the right for me. It went away completely after four months.
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I took the day off for the doctors appointment then went back to work the next day. I took it easy though.
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Harry Privates posted:My girlfriend uses the Nuvaring and today we had sex with a condom, then later on unprotected sex, but I still pulled out. Am I being too nervous about the 2nd time we had sex that some of my precum could have gotten her pregnant? She is on Nuvaring and I pulled out as well so I would think we would be fine but part of me is worried. She has a Plan B pill that she got with her new doctor, but I feel I might be going overboard if I ask her to take it. If you are this paranoid i'm questioning whether having sex at all is the right decision for you. As the others have said, nuvaring is designed to be the only contraceptive. My fiancee and I haven't used condoms or pulling out for 5 years now and in that time i've been on hormonal pill for 2 years, the nuvaring for 2 years and now 1 year with an iud. Not even a single pregnancy scare. Simmer down.
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KentuckyFriedBonBon posted:Is Mirena feasible for someone with a low cervix? As in, regularly gets hit during sex? I like the idea of Mirena but worry that with my anatomy the thing will get knocked out during the first post-insertion boning. Also not enthused about potentially stabbing my partner in the wang. I have an IUD and my partner makes my cervix quite sore after sex. He has never complained and I had a bit of light bleeding after sex for the first 6 months of having my IUD but now i'm about to hit a year and I never bleed anymore (except for my period of course)
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Absolute Evil posted:
Your daughter said the exact same thing I did to my parents GP. I had horrrrrrrible periods from 12-14 and then asked my mom to get me on the pill to cut the pain/cramps. The doctor was like "THIS DOESNT MEAN SEX IS OK!!!" and I told him where to shove it. My parents insurance wouldn't cover the pill but would cover viagra. I called them and gave them a piece of my mind. It still took 2 years before they covered the pill and it wasn't even catholic/christian affiliated. This was only in 2003 or 2004.
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BigGayLogan posted:Be warned, it's going to hurt A LOT. But thankfully the worst pain will be over as soon as your doctor removes the insertion tubes, and the whole procedure takes no more than 5 minutes. You will be very crampy for the rest of the day and possibly the next, so you should wear very loose and comfortable clothing to the appointment, and try to have someone give you a ride back if possible. I would also recommend asking your doctor to prescribe you a strong painkiller like Vicodin. Motrin's ok, but high-dose painkillers get rid of the pain almost instantly. After your appointment just take it easy for the rest of the day; most likely you'd be in too much pain to want to do anything anyway. Every woman is different. I did mine with 0 painkillers and only had about 20 seconds of pain that took my breath away. I walked out and got home and stuck a heating pad on my stomach and read for the rest of the day. It was fine. Vicodin isn't candy and is extremely addictive.
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Kerfuffle posted:I just got new insurance this year. This is exactly what my old insurance company did to me. It was a "luxury" plan from my fiancees extremely large tech company. It's part of the reason I quit the ring and coughed up the 350$ for paragard. The rings were also $35.00 anyway so paragard was so much more economical. Now I have an insurance co-op and its pretty drat awesome, but obviously still not as good as something like NHS.
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What is the POINT insurance company? I'm getting the same amount of poo poo and you're covering the same amount in the end ugh gently caress you.
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evelynevvie posted:Nah, it's just that some of us have VERY sensitive ladybits, specifically the cervix. Some of us have vasovagal responses to anything touching or messing with it. I hit mine with a toy one time and pretty much vomited on the spot. Not to mention the pain oh god. Some ladies can faint if you mess with it. And even without the vomiting or fainting, for a lot of us, it's just super tender. Hit it with anything and we are going to scream and cramp and stuff. How do you have sex if its that sensitive? Unless it's weird that my fiancee smacks the poo poo of of my cervix when we have sex.
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evelynevvie posted:It's not come up for me personally but this is what I imagine would happen: I guess I do have a super super low cervix so I had to get used to stabbing it with tampons and stuff fairly early on. Even the short little OBs hit it.
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Haschel Cedricson posted:I have a question about the Mirena IUD. In 2006, my wife got a Mirena put in. Now it's time to get it replaced, but my wife now has a new insurance provider that will not cover it. Furthermore, she can't get the original IUD removed for some reason, her doctors keep telling her that she needs to go to the same people who inserted it in the first place. This is no longer an option. The doctor saying they cant do it probably just doesn't know how. You can certainly have it taken out by a different person/practice. poo poo I have a paragard - after 10 years i don't think my doctor would even still be living here.
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BigGayLogan posted:Even though IUDs are meant to last for several years and require minor surgery, for lack of a better term, I'm somewhat surprised at what some of you had to pay even with insurance! That's just not right... This is America. I had insurance through a very large high tech company when I got Paragard and it still costed me over $350 out of pocket. We prefer people to have unwanted babies here in America because babies is precious.
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