I have a friend who claims she got preggo with hers while using a condom as well.(I say claim bc I dont know if I trust her that she had one) Id like to know to bc Id love to have one if they are effective and safe.
an IUD is the thing that lasts for like 5 years to prevent pregnancy, right? if so, i personally would never put something in my body that can alter such a natural thing. I understand people do not want children, but as a personal choice, i wouldn't
everyone one i've ever known who's had an IUD (6ish women) has gotten pregnant. i wouldn't trust one.
I got a Mirena inserted in November. I haven't had a period since. It's probably because I have PCOS as well. I'm pretty confident that with the IUD plus the PCOS, I'm not getting pregnant if I don't want to. I'm probably getting it taken out in June to try for a baby.
Well I'm going to be the odd one out, though I know universally I'm not alone. I have a paragard IUD, the one with no hormones. I do not have any children, and have never been pregnant and other than a mentally deficient nurse at the health department had no issues getting it. I went in informed, and knowing what I wanted and didn't want, and that helped. I've had it two years, I have not gotten pregnant nor had any pregnancy scares. It is more effective than hormonal birth control, some studies suggest it is more effective than tubal ligation. It hurt a lot going in, but the midwife I had who done it made it an OK experience. Knowing what I do about charting fertility now, I would not have gotten it just because it is over kill and unnecessary. However, if I did not chart I would take the IUD over HBC. I bleed more, but cramp less. I think that's unusual among IUD users, but just a FYI.
I got it inserted when we were thinking it was going to be a couple of years before we tried for a baby. I've done the patch (hated it) and the pill (exacerbated my depression). DF is allergic to latex and the polyeurethane condoms give me yeast infections. The IUD seemed our best bet. I chose the Mirena instead of the copper one because I read that the copper one can increase bleeding and the Mirena decreases it. I plan on having another Mirena inserted after my next baby.
