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I have a question for anyone else out there with an IUD, have you had any problems with yours after having it placed? I had mine placed back in Sept. '07 and everything seemed to be going ok, periods were regular. In the last month or so I have seriously had a period every other week almost, and they last anywhere from a few days to a week. I am waiting for our insurance to become effective here in another week or so otherwise I would have been at the doctor already. I was just curious if anyone else had had any problems with their IUD?

Kaytee

I have not had one but wanted to say I that I hope everything is ok with it.

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sadinplaid

I am scheduled to get one next week, but you are the second person I've heard of having problems with it. A friend of mine had something go wrong with hers that caused an infection. She had no idea what was wrong with her at first, she just had a very high fever and felt generally unwell, but she tells me her periods have almost stopped.

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button611

I got it thinking that it would be the best thing ever, now my periods are totally irregular, my lower abdomen is always tender, although I do get less migraines because of the low dose of hormones. I am not trying to scare anyone away from it, but i guess it is just not the best option for me. They had told me that around a year your period stops completely, i cannot wait for that to happen. Good luck with yours and your daughter is beautiful!

softmommy80

I have had an IUD for the last 3 years and have had absolutely NO problem with them. I had a month or so where I was a little irritated by bladder infections, but other than that it has been one less worry.
I would wait until you have medical insurance and go to get an ultrasound so that they can tell that it is exactly in place without infections.
Make sure to check after ever period that the IUD is still in place as well. Something that I doctor forgot to tell me!

sadinplaid

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I'm still going to give the IUD a try because I'm horrible at remember pills, and the thought of something that lasts 5 years is just so appealing - I've had nightmares about getting pregnant again ever since my DD was born. I don't want to take any chances...

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ok latest update; I have been reading alot of other forums regarding the IUD mainly the Mirena and all have had nothing but bad things to day about it. I also have figured out that this is probably the cause of 99% of my problems. Most of the entries I read all listed the same things as me: tender abdomen/breasts, irregular periods, weight gain,zero sex drive, vaginal infections and dryness, acne and and the worst one of all the uncontrollable moods that cannot be affected with medicines. For the last 4 months I have been between anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs with no luck. One woman even mentioned that she gets mad at her family for being alive-that is me in a nutshell! Once they had the IUD removed almost everyone went back to normal within 2-4 weeks. I am going to be calling my OBGYN and get this thing out as soon as possible! As far as other methods of birth control I have no idea what to use next. Any suggestions?

sadinplaid

I haven't gotten mine in yet... Now I'm nervous. I'm already trying to deal with losing pregnancy weight, acne I got from pregnancy hormones, depression, anxiety, and mood swings... I don't want to have something inserted into my body that can make all of these things worse! Eek! Maybe I will just go back to the pill. Are there IUD's you can get other than Mirena?

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button611

There is the copper IUD but if I remember right it had more serious complications like endometriosis and other horrible things like that. If I were you I would go back to the pill or something like the patch because the IUD will only make things worse. If you ask your doctor about the side effects I mentioned they will tell you that they are not because of the IUD, but bullsh*t! If you want to read the forums I was on click here:

Anyone have trouble with IUD - Women's Health Support Forums

I found it to be very informative. Good luck if you do choose to go with the IUD, maybe it will be better for you!

stepmommy0221

IUD firmly in place after almost 2 years...big boobs, hippy (curvaceous LOL), so-so fluctuation in my libido (down to 2 times a week) dryness sometimes, but I know that an IUD isn't ideal but for now, I have tried other birth control and those were super harsh on my system...it won't be forever, we're planning on removing it this fall

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