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The Future has arrived
Papersatan:
but the copper IUD is good for 10 years. Even my Merina is good for 5.
So for me the decision wae a painful insertion dn then a few months of cramps and spotting, but guaranteed bc no matter what my insurance or finances. No forgetting to take it, not forgetting to pick up a new pack, no not having a doctor...
Or no side effects and hope I don't fuck up.
Well worth it.
TRVA123:
--- Quote from: Papersatan on 11 Dec 2012, 19:32 ---but the copper IUD is good for 10 years. Even my Merina is good for 5.
So for me the decision wae a painful insertion dn then a few months of cramps and spotting, but guaranteed bc no matter what my insurance or finances. No forgetting to take it, not forgetting to pick up a new pack, no not having a doctor...
--- End quote ---
Exactly the reasons I chose an IUD as well.
Bluesummers:
Ahhkay...I had forgotten just how long those things last. Futuristic indeed. Eventually, technology will get to the point you'll just take a pill to deactivate your fallopian tubes, and another pill to reboot the system.
henri bemis:
That would be ideal, but I'm still considering an IUD (I have panic attacks at routine gyn exams, so an IUD is a Big Deal) because I just don't want to have children, I'm terrible at taking pills on time, and some other reasons that get into the TMI area. I'm in my mid twenties and didn't even KNOW about IUDs until two years ago. Contraception that works for 5-10 years is amazing and I'm sort of pissed I didn't know about it sooner.
And I did know about depo, but it was always presented the same way as diaphragms or sponges - outdated, something no one really used [with a bit of "ew, they put it under your SKIN!" thrown in], so I guess you could use a condom, but ABSTINENCE. And my HS sex ed was probably on the less shitty end of the spectrum, but IUDs still never came up.
Barmymoo:
I would say that if you definitely know you won't want children for at least 10 years, then the IUD is perfect. I didn't know it lasted that long! The only reason I really know much about the implant is because my friend got one; our very perfunctory sex ed didn't give a lot of information.
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