Copper or Hormonal IUD?
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@Jenna No I definitely want to know the good, bad and ugly. One of my concerns was infertility afterwards. Im pregnant with my first now and had 2 miscarriages before this pregnancy so I am worried about that after since I am going to want another child later.
I had it for several years and got pregnant almost 2 years later after removing it. It was a good effective method for me. It had no hormones. However instead of getting cramps in my stomach I would get it in my vagina wjen it was time of the month that was a downfall. Other than that it didn't have no effects on my weight.
I had the Mirena for 5 years after I had my daughter at 18. Had no problems no cramping bleeding or periods. Everything was perfect for those 5 years. I got it removed after the 5 years and it took me almost 4 years to get pregnant with my current pregnancy. Before this one I had a miscarriage unfortunately. I was diagnosed with PCOS after getting it removed and I have 10 cysts in each ovary. Gynecologists say that the IUD couldn’t have caused it but I think otherwise. It took me losing weight taking maca root and inositol to get pregnant this time so I do NOT recommend getting an IUD.
@Natosha I was also diagnosed with PCOS and had cysts on my ovaries even during the first few months of pregnancy (no clue if I do now since I haven’t had another ultrasound to look) but was never diagnosed till after my IUD was removed. Not sure if it has anything to do with it but I don’t disagree at all with you!
I had hormonal IUD (Kyleena) and absolutely loved it. I had the first for 5 years, then got another one placed for about a year and removed when I was ready to get pregnant. Was able to get pregnant 3 months after removal. I did not have a period the whole time which was honestly awesome, just occasional spotting while adjusting, and although I didn’t bleed every month I could tell in other ways (physically/emotionally) that I was at the time of my cycle. I have always had moderate acne, and I didn’t notice a change in my skin with or without the IUD because the amount of hormones it released was so small. I’ll get an IUD again after giving birth, but have been recommended to switch to Mirena, as Kyleena is smaller and meant for women who have never had a baby. I know it isn’t this way for everyone, but I had smooth sailing with it!😊
@Jenna I am starting to think that preventing your body from doing it’s natural thing (periods) isn’t healthy at all. And gynecologists recommending getting the IUD isn’t good advice at all either. When I got diagnosed with PCOS they tried to put me on metformin and told me to lose weight. I refused and I decided to do my own research. Doing my own research I learned that metformin actually causes diabetes. So the doctors were no help at all.
I had the Mirena for years and loved it. My periods and cramps were light but still there and very regular. I had the IUD removed when we knew we wanted to start trying, waited a few months just to make sure my period had returned to normal, and we got pregnant on our second cycle of trying.
I had copper IUD that caused a significant disbalance that led to yeast infections every cycle. It was awful. In addition every month I had the worst period cramps. I also recently found out that copper iud prevents attachment of already fertilized egg so basically you can still get pregnant but copper makes it so toxic in the uterus that it doesn’t allow for the egg to attach and you basically have an abortion. Which explains all the heavy bleeding and contraction like period cramps every month. The way it ended for me is the IUD shifted and almost damaged my uterus. Had to get it extracted. Super painful experience and very unethical way of birth control. Would not recommend.
Best way to birth control is tracking your ovulation. You can only get pregnant 6 days out of the month. I bought ovulation strips and used them close to when I thought I’m ovulating and successfully didn’t get pregnant for 2 years, until we were ready. My period was not by any means perfectly on time and ovulation sometimes was off by a few days to a week but those ovulation strips help you determine on the day you are intimate if you’re close to or are ovulating.
@Jenna same I also was diagnosed with PCOS after I had a IUD (Mirena). I unfortunately do not recommend it to anyone that wants to have children in the future. It's a toss up you never know what the outcome will be.
@Natosha so true it's like having diabetes of the uterus you can help your PCOS with natural herbs. All the years of me trying what my regular doctor and obgyn recommend I went to see a neurologist and he told me to increase my folic acid and that should help and it did I'm due any day now. Doctors don't know that much about PCOS they try stuff to see what works I'm not interested in being a test dummy.
I had a 5 year hormonal and honestly will never ever put another one in my body again.. I bled for 6 months straight and felt horrible. I’m sure everyone has a different experience and this was just mine but I also had 3 miscarriages in the last year and a half and my OB said it definitely could be from the IUD. Again, I’m sure some love it so don’t want to scare you away just telling you my experience.