Copper IUD...?

Felicia Neikolle - posted on 05/04/2011

Trimming the strings down more allows for more comfortableness. They leave em long for easy removal but they can be trimmed back if it's causing issues.

Sarh - posted on 05/02/2011

Oh, ok. I looked into and for a birth control on my own. My doc has a bad bedside manor, but he is a great doc when there is something that needs attention, I doubt he would find this important or urgent enough to try and give us tips on how to have sex. lol. Sounds like you have a great doc. It's not too uncomfortable and I can deal with it for now, but I can't wait for the spotting after sex to stop!!

Katrina - posted on 05/01/2011

@sarh am not sure.. most likely..i didnt even bother to ask my doctor, she knew what i wanted, an easy birth control that i didnt have to worry about missing a pill. sex has always been uncomfortable for me and having it in made it worse until i went to my doctors and we firgured out that he needed to go in a certain way and now it doesnt bother me. i would have your doctor take a look at it, she may be able to tell you a way that it wouldnt be uncomfortable, he may just need to do something different.

Sarh - posted on 04/30/2011

What would trimming the string do? And that is probably part of his problem. lol. Oh well, he can deal with it, I carried his child and gave birth to his child. lol.

I've had it in for a week now and sex is still uncomfortable, but not all to different or not too much more uncomfortable then sex w/o it. Katrina, does your Mirena have hormones? Will this Paragard (w/NO hormones) make my periods stay away?! haha. I was on the Nuva-ring, I miscarried while using it correctly. After that I said screw it and I'd forget to put it back in and crap. Thank god my insurance paid for it... was unaware it cost that much!

Katrina - posted on 04/30/2011

i love my mirena. it hurt so much when they put it in, and having sex was uncomfortable for awhile, but like you am really bad with taking pills everyday so this works with me. Ive had mine in since Sept now, and i dont get a period anymore which i looove! sometimes i wish i was still on the nuva-ring but it was way too much money each money, i was paying $80 for it.

Felicia Neikolle - posted on 04/30/2011

Sarh, they can go back in and trim the strings instead of removing it. And part of his issue is probably b/c he KNOWS it's in there. Lol

Sarh - posted on 04/28/2011

I know they don't stop ovulation. Chances are not very high for a fertilized egg for us.
I wouldn't be able to use the diaphragm, too sensitive there. I may have to have my IUD removed, hubby says it hurts... :(

Amber - posted on 04/28/2011

mirena does have hormones, but it has nothing to do with that. the copper iuds are just as likely to abort a fertilized egg. if you are ovulating and having (otherwise unprotected) sex, chances are VERY high that the egg will be fertilized. neither kind of iud stops ovulation at all.

i dont know if the diaphragm is uncomfortable. i havent gotten mine yet. i've heard that its not bad. i understand why you would be hesitant to try a diaphragm and why he wouldnt want to use condoms (my husband is the same way)... but you have to decide if its worth possibly having abortions every month. its a tough decision to make, but its something to really take time and think about. my pro-life beliefs outweigh my feelings about the discomfort of "barrier methods" of birth control.

Sarh - posted on 04/28/2011

Amber, do you have the Mirena w/the hormones? The Paragard does not have hormones... will I still get a period? I also have VERY LIGHT spotting after sex it seems like. Most birth controls do not stop ovulation.
I pretty much against abortion unless the woman is a victim of rape or the woman is under the age of like 15.
Isn't the diaphragm uncomfortable? I also believe life begins as soon as the egg become fertilized, however I can not have even the low dose hormones in birth control. My fiancee refuses to use a condom... I don't blame him and I'm willing to bet the diaphragm would not work for us. Plus, it took quiet a bit for us to get pregnant w/our son. I'm plenty fertile, but he is a heavy smoker and highly stressed (just how he is).... so were guessing he is not all to fertile.

Amber - posted on 04/28/2011

i dont have a copper one, but i have Mirena. the placement was simple and almost painless. i just had a little bit of cramping. after i got it, i never had a real period again, but i had spotting for amost 7 months off and on (mostly after sex). i've had it for almost exactly a year now. i'm getting it removed asap though, because i did some research and found out that iuds do NOT prevent ovulation. the eggs do get fertilized, but they are kept from implanting in the uterus. the fertilized egg gets washed out. i dont know where you stand on abortion, but i believe life begins at the exact moment of conception. the moment that egg is fertilized it becomes a human child. i have been sick over this since i found out. even though i cant handle another baby right now, i would have 10 more babies if it meant not killing one. my husband and i have decided to get the iud removed and just use a diaphragm with the foam.

Sarh - posted on 04/23/2011

Thanks Jennifer, I had it placed yesterday. It was just uncomfortable. Felt like when doc broke my water other then the gush of course. haha. After it was placed it was horrible. I had really bad cramping for about 12hrs. And I could feel the Paragard. Everytime I stood up or even sometimes when I sat down I got horrible sharp shooting pains in my cervix or uterus, which ever. I was so close to calling the doc and having him remove it, those pains lasted from 10:30a yesterday until I woke up this morning. I have a tad more then just spotting, just like a light period.
I can't even tell today, sort of afraid to have sex though.... Hopefully all will be good.

Jennifer - posted on 04/22/2011

Sarh, they did have some issues back in the 70's or 80's with the design of the copper IUD, and if i remember correctly, it was basically tearing up the uterus. they took them off the market for a long time i think. the copper ones now though are completely safe.

i have the mirena but i actaully wish i'd gotten the copper one because my first year with the mirena was terrible. even though i don't have the copper one i can probably still answer a couple of your questions...having it put inw as uncomfortable, but it wasn't excruciating. it was like bad period cramps for me. i did have some spotting afterward but a panty liner was sufficient, and it was gone by the next day. no damage to my cervix and the only time i know its there is when i'm purposely checking the strings.

Felicia Neikolle - posted on 04/20/2011

No they can still do them just the Mirena is more popular. I had mine removed 2 years ago so that will tell you how recent it was. I had the first one inserted in 2002 after the birth of my daughter then removed in 2004 then the second one placed in 2006 and removed in 2009. I wish you all the best and glad I could help you out!

Sarh - posted on 04/15/2011

Felicia, thank you so much!! I posted this question on Facebook as well and someone said that they can't do the Copper IUDs anymore, but when I mentioned it to my doc's assistant she never said that they couldn't be used anymore.

Felicia Neikolle - posted on 04/15/2011

I had the paraguard (the copper IUD) for about 2 years then had to have it removed due to a surgery to remove cancer cells from my cervix. I had it replaced 2 years later (due to problems on hormone based BC). I had heavier periods and cramping (I'd never had cramps before) with it but sex was just fine. It hurt when they placed it the second time due to the scar tissue on my cervix but otherwise no discomfort. My husband did tell me that he could feel it during sex at times but it wasn't painful for him just weird. lol ... It never moved out of place, and I didn't become pregnant with it in either. It doesn't cause any damage to the cervix. I would recommend it over the Mirena (have many friends and family members who've had it and had lots of problems with it). Good Luck!