Thank you. I have been wishing I would have gone with the Paragard (10 year) so as not to have to deal with it again in 5 years. Plus, now I find out that Paragard (copper) has a higher fail rate....sigh.
Okay, well it's been over 2 weeks now and I haven't stopped bleeding since insertion. Called the dr. today cause this is getting VERY old. Did you others who have an IUD experience bleeding for this long (or at all) after insertion? Getting depressed about it.
It has only been a couple weeks and I can already notice a difference; stomach bloating is gone and muscles are harder (not alot of water weight I guess). No problems with the IUD, thank goodness, although my boyfriend did say he hit it last night, which hurt him; I am hoping it was just an...
Thank you all for you input. When you say you have a copper IUD, do you mean ParaGard (10 year)? The Mirena (5 year) does contain some copper but also contains a small amount of a slow releasing hormone levonorgestrel. This supposedly helps w/ lessening bleeding and cramping during your...
I was wondering if anyone had any input on the negative effects of the Pill to serious body builders (body fat, etc). Obviously, the pill contains estrogen (even low dose), estrogen makes it more difficult for a "hard" look. I was recently reading a CA Professor's write-up on the negative...