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I was considering it before. How long will you have it in? The upfront cost is pretty high if you will only keep it in for a couple years. Plus it seems pretty hard to get a doctor in the US to give one to a woman who has never had kids.
Anyone else? bump...
@MissAsB: I would like to TTC within a year.... still discussing w/ DH :)
There were a couple of threads recently about this, I would look back because one of them was pretty long.
My experience: I had it for over two years. As time went on my periods got heavier and the cramping got worse and worse each month. Eventually I had to have it taken out because of my periods. In the begining I loved it. When I had it taken out the nurse told me it was a very common problem with thte copper ones.
When we are done having kids I will probably get the mirena. I have taken the low dose progesterone pill that is identical hormones as mirena and I had few side effects.
I have Mirena, but I don't recommend this if you are TTC within a year. Putting in an IUD, no matter what kind, hurts. You'll spot for a few months, and even six months later, random spotting can happen at the most inopportune times.
If you wanted to wait like, 3 - 5 years, I would totally recommend it. But if it's a matter of months, I say use condoms if you don't want to use hormones.
If you decide to get it, Planned Parenthood will do it for you even if you haven't been pregnant before.
I have had one, with NO issues, for way longer than the recommended time frame in years. My GYN said, the companies that make them tell you to remove them so they can sell you a new one but honestly, it's metal with no hormones and no moving parts so really there is nothing to go wrong in them.
I have the copper one! Absolutely LOVE it. I have had it for almost 5 years now. There is one piece of advice I will give you that I wish I was told before I freaked out.. (TMI) Your first period after it is inserted is beyond imaginably heavy. Aside from that, everything else is normal. I have had no accidents (knock on wood) and no issues.
Not the copper one, but I have Mirena like a PP said. And if I were going just for a year, I wouldn't do any IUD... I was in bed for 2 days after..
I actually asked about this a little while ago and got some great feedback and experiences in the thread - check it out of you want. http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/iud-feedback-opinions-experiences
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Hey Ladies~ Looking for pre-TTC birth control that is non-hormonal. I've been on BCP for over 10 years and I'm ready to be done. I ran out of the RX in Sept. and did not refill. Problem is, DH and I are still 'discussing' our timeline for TTC.... I'm ready but he wants to wait. So, he doesn't even want to do NFP or condoms (neither of us like them)... and I'm considering the IUD because it won't disrupt my cycles like hormonal BC.
Anyone have experience with the copper IUD? Anyone use one before having kids? Thanks for sharing ;)