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Is there any miracle birth control I've overlooked that will make my periods go away, and not have hormonal side effects like depo does. I currently have a Paragard, got it over 2 years ago. It made my periods heavier for the next month after insertion by FAR, then very heavy for about 6 months til it feels like now it's back to normal pre-paragard, if not slightly heavier. I might get it out next obgyn pap visit on the offchance my periods could be lightened. Is there a light/low pill that might make my moods better, not cause weight gain or other bad side effects, and lighten period? I already get fairly moody and depressed once a month (it's almost like clockwork, for a few days I can cry for no reason) and I don't want something that makes women gain weight generally, I'm obese and trying to lose weight. And I don't even care about it's reliability, my long term monogamous partner (~*~FIANCEE~*~) cannot get me pregnant. Sorry if I glanced over anything relevant in the OP. Thanks in advance! 
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Feb 17, 2011 18:58
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I've heard nothing but horror stories about depo, cuz the the insane level of hormonal spiking every few months. Weight gain, moodiness, periods lasting months, etc. I definitely want none of that. Maybe mirena though... Any ladies here experienced bad side effects with mirena?
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Feb 17, 2011 22:39
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I was outdoors in the desert today working and turns out it was the first day of my period AKA every four hours I have to call a stop work and take the company vehicle across the dunes to the one bathroom on the power plant meanwhile praying the cup doesn't explode all over the car seat in those five minutes. Thinking of getting the paragard pulled just to see if it will calm this tsunami the gently caress down. Good luck to you ladies with yours!
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Feb 25, 2011 03:35
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Cracker Jack posted:Not at all. Had mine taken out at the campus health center (I'm in school) and it made me a little crampy but otherwise I was fine. Apparently a really high percentage of women get them out cause of the increased bleeding/cramping. But I held out for 2 years and for some reason it went from tolerable to intolerable. Sounds like how I feel right now! Good to know what to expect if I want it done. Do they have to clamp your cervix again or do they just pull on the strings?
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Feb 25, 2011 05:50
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Geolicious posted:I had been thinking Paraguard since I can't seem to find anyone to consent to giving me Mirena in this area. Though, you fine folks in the thread suggested PP might help out in either case, even though I don't have kids. Yeah I'd reconsider. First month I had my paraguard in I was doing vibration testing in the field and I kept having to leave my monitors and use the loving construction site's portapotty about every 2 hours to not bleed all over the place. Ain't nothing fun or sanitary about that.
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Feb 25, 2011 17:20
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Volcano posted:I wouldn't get your hopes up too much on the no bleeding thing - that only happens to a lucky 20%. Anybody know what the rate of never having a period again on Mirena is?
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Feb 25, 2011 22:13
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JustinMorgan posted:Why? How would you you know if you're in the 1% of people the pill fails for even when used perfectly? And how can the Paraguard and the depo shot have different perfect/ typical failure rates? Because god wants us to procreate. You'd know it failed if someone got pregnant. It's not like you're always gonna be the 1 person per hundred people a year to get pregnant. It's just the statistics. Paraguard and depo aren't the same thing? 
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Mar 11, 2011 00:12
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Kerfuffle posted:I think she's just mentioning them together as low maintenance birth controls that have minimal user error. Then why not the mirena?
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Mar 11, 2011 00:32
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Oh ok I misunderstood the phrasing. As for the IUDs, if your IUD has migrated or expelled partially and you didn't notice, because you didn't check the strings every period or whatever, that would be typical use I'm guessing, not perfect usage.
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Mar 11, 2011 01:38
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Lanthanum posted:So they are working so hard for this pill not to gently caress with mens sex drives, but when ours decreases due to contraception thats a ok? That seems a bit silly to me I think there's options of trying another pill or drug if that side effect is bothering you, with all the varieties and dosages there are in pills, also there are non hormonal methods. Whereas testosterone levels will affect libido and performance always, directly, I think.
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Mar 14, 2011 21:42
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Moto Punch posted:IUD getting put in in t-minus 2 hours. I'm a bit nervous about how much it will hurt, or something potentially going wrong Yes and many doctors don't even require that you are on your period at insertion, so don't worry too much about that. Just take some ibuprofen now so it has kicked in by your insertion time and be ready to relax later. Having someone drive you back home would be best, as you never know how you'll feel afterwards, but I drove myself home 5 minutes after mine.
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Mar 16, 2011 23:48
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Vienta posted:Hello again, BCM! You may remember me from such memorable posts as, "OMG, my abdomen is swelling because of Nuvaring," and, "Why hormones, WHY!?" You probably don't want to try the copper IUD unless as a last resort, because it will make your periods more painful and heavy, but the Mirena might work, and like others have said the hormones are supposed to be more localized and not systemic so MAY not cause all the horrible side effects of pill BC for you. It's rather easy to get out if after a month or two it's giving you bad side effects. Usually pretty cheap covered by insurance too.
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Mar 21, 2011 16:15
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Going to get my copper IUD taken out tomorrow at 4pm  I've had it for a few years. I haven't had a use for it in several though and I'd like my periods to go back to being lighter and less crampy. Wonder if they will let me keep it...How does that usually compare to getting it inserted? I just remember feeling the clamp which was sharp crampy pain but short enough, and I was able to drive myself home.
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Apr 27, 2011 22:47
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legsarerequired posted:Has anyone lost a significant amount of weight while on hormonal birth control? If so, could you give me the name of whatever you were doing? I had to go to the gyno yesterday to get my paragard out, but it was a very fast procedure with no copay. Not even considered an office visit. E: For the record since I never reported back, it was super easy, I was really nervous but it was a much smaller cramp than what I remember the insertion being, however i felt like my uterus didn't release the cramp for a good minute or so, and I felt a bit queasy, but soon it as fine. The doc just asked why I wanted it out, I said I haven't needed birth control for years cuz I have a girlfriend now, and I wanted to try and get my lighter and less crampy periods back, and he was like yeah you probably will! Sadly they didn't let me see it they just wrapped it up and threw it in biohazardous waste. Dang I should have asked, I wanted to see it... Anyway, risk of complications with modern practices and IUDs is practically nil. The strings can be cut really short if you want them to be. I liked mine left sort of long, cuz then they curl up and sit past the cervix, practically unreachable. But sometimes if you cut the string super short, it can make it harder to check the IUD is in proper position or has moved at all, without an ultrasound procedure. And the short pokey end of the string, which is line thin-gauge plastic fishing line I think, can poke your partner... I'm fairly sure weight gain problems are common to the depo shot. You could try some other pill or the nuva ring before stepping to the IUD if you think it will help. Nuvaring you can also just decide to take out whenever you want. I had one in for a few weeks and it was giving me weird hormonal mood swings and stomach problems so I just took it out. pizzadog fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Apr 30, 2011 |
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Apr 30, 2011 05:35
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Ho0Ly posted:I tried to time my appointment to line up with my period, but my period ended up coming a few days early, so today's appointment was at the tail end of the period. And now I'm bleeding all over again, so it's like an extended period... Yay? Still kinda worried about the strings, and I wish she'd had me check them before I left just so I'd know My strings were quite long, but I liked it this way rather than too short. They'll soften up after a few days in you and for me I was able to curl up and lodge them behind my cervix where it's very hard to reach. They never really fell down, I checked whenever I changed my cup at first then realize they were staying put curled up behind that bump so I wasn't paranoid about it anymore. It's better than too short cuz then those can't be tucked away and will just poke your partner or always get in your cup or tampon or whatever's way.
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May 4, 2011 01:18
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BigGayLogan posted:Yeah. All of these other options are pretty scary, especially the side effects. I'll say it again: the pill made me rapidly gain weight that I can't get rid of, I suspect the pill's also contributed to my ongoing depression, and it pretty much killed my sex drive (not that I need it anymore anyway). The only good thing I like about it is that I somewhat get to control my periods and it really does reduce the cramping (but doesn't eliminate them). I just want to try something different that won't make me bleed at all, and with little to no unpleasant side effects. Plenty of childless women under 30 scared of pain and heavy periods have gone with the mirena and not regretted it. I believe the weight gain or libido effects typical of oral hormonal birth control are not really a side effect of it, correct me if i'm wrong someone. I had the paragard inserted at 22 no problems. It made my periods heavier and crampier for several months but then returned to pretty much normal. I wouldn't recommend it if you already have problems with cramps or heavy periods though, but I'd consider the mirena seriously if I were you.
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Jul 19, 2011 02:49
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BigGayLogan posted:I got sent home with a pamphlet all about Mirena as well as a refill for my pills. She told me to take my time to think about it and once I'm ready to go make an appointment for the insertion. Which brings me to my next question: when's a good time to get an IUD inserted, and what about my pills? I will get my period in two weeks if it matters. Cool! You should have asked her that. Most doctors say during your period so maybe call back and make an appointment for just after 2 weeks from now, whenever you are sure you will have started the placebo pills and started bleeding I guess.
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Jul 20, 2011 21:03
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Lackadaisical posted:While we're on the topic of IUD's... I finally have my appointment set to get my paragard removed! My gyno wanted me on mine for it.
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Jul 21, 2011 21:20
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Does it make a difference if I'm on my period or not? I'm going to be so happy to have it gone.
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I think you are describing the sounding, which is what feels like a really strong cramp for most people (did for me), but you clearly had a vasovagal reaction with it going through your cervix. Many people do have that reaction to cervical stuff as just discussed in this thread. hTat and the 'clamping onto' the cervix as I've heard it described is what usually causes it for folks. I'm fairly sure the back/top wall of the uterus doesn't have any sensation that you'd feel?, but that it can start cramping in reaction to the prodding (someone correct me if I'm wrong!). Anyway that sucks, and I really hope it at least gives you years of worry-free BC for that pain it was and I'm glad your mom was there for you. I was given no numbing agent on my cervix and I was not prescribed that cervix-softening pill to take either beforehand, but I believe they told me to take ibuprofen a couple hours before. I think I was advised to have someone take me if I could, but I couldn't so drove myself, and luckily I didn't have any sort of bad reaction so I was fine driving myself home a few minutes later.
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Jan 21, 2012 01:10
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Insurance usually covers most of IUDs, you really have to ask the doctor's office to run your insurance policy through and see what it would cost you. My paragard was only $100 for me with my insurance, gyno office visits 1x a year was free (out of pocket anyway). If you have lovely insurance or low income, PP may be cheaper.
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Jan 24, 2012 04:39
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Does anybody have any ideas if a low dosage birth control would help with the acne i'm still getting at over 30 years old? Getting a little old, kinda clashes with my grey hair. I have had the mirena for almost 2 years and that's all good, i don't think it changed anything. My face just seems to produce so much sebum, i have no dry patches whatsoever. Been doing a regimen of gentle cleansing and toning, korean face care masks, non comedogenic moisturizers, a salysilic acid lotion, and i've tried all the treatments like proactiv in the past which only chemically burned my face. pizzadog fucked around with this message at 20:12 on May 4, 2017 |
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