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Re: Anyone have an IUD? (long, demonstrative of the effect PCOS is having on my mental health)From: Sunbeam (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:15:25 -0600 (CST)
Hi Jodi, I have a Mirena IUD - have had it for just over a year now. It is a "T" shaped device fitted into your cervix/uterus much the same as the old copper coils, but they are now much more improved and make AF much less painful (Or so I'm told). The stem of the "T" is a tube containing progesterone which is released in tiny amounts on a daily basis over a period of 5 years (5 years you don't have to worry about taking the pill everyday is pretty good for those of us who need birth control and are memory-challenged). I have the Mirena for heavy, irregular (Unusually long) painful AF, it it supposedly reduces AF to light almost non-existant flow - but I haven't seen that result as yet, however alot of the other girls with them that I know via the internet have experienced this. I live in Australia and it is $70 here and $10 if you are subsidised by a PBS card, (Mine cost nothing as I got it through a grant for a trial). I am unsure of the costs o/s, however it does last for 5 years so I guess you'd have to weigh that up with costs of BCP's/meds yourself to work out if it is cheap for you. The birth control rate is better than the pill, the only risk is ectopic pregnancy and I think that is only just after you have it put in (Don't quote me I'm not sure). The other myth is "that you have to have had a baby vaginally before you can have an IUD" - I do have a baby but he was born 10weeks premmie by emergency c-section, I did not dilate at all before he was born. I had the Mirena put in under anasethetic though during a laparoscopy/hysteroscopy, and it only hurt for about a week afterwards not unlike regular period pain. The other issue you mentioned is that "foreign object in your body" thing: This freaked me out for about a week or so after insertion (especially as I had read all the bad things that happenend in the 60's and 70's with IUD's - and am sure this caused a bit of anxiety)., but you honestly can't feel it inside you and after a month or so you forget it is even there, even during *rough* sex. Also my doctor said that anxiety around the fact that you have a foreign object in your body is quite a normal thing amongst women who have IUD's, and usually passes. I experienced only anxiety and a few urinary tract infections, a bit of nausea and dizziness in the first few weeks after I had it out in as side-effects, but it has decreased unwanted facial hair visibly and I only shave my legs every 2 days now, before it was like twice a day! It has made no difference to acne or weight though (bummer),I'm not IR so I have no idea how it wouold effect you in that department, everyone is different anyway...I initially got the Mirena because I have had bad reactions to BCP's and other hormonal meds (mostly couldn't keep them down) - and I have had none of that nausea/dizziness etc now with the Mirena (excepting the first month or so when I guess my body was getting used to it, after not being on anything for 2 years). Dona is right in stating that it theoretically keeps the uterine lining from building up - (Although my radiologist/GP said ther was no sure-fire way of knowing as the stem of the IUD is right in the position of the lining so it's very hard to measure...But bear in mind *theoretically* speaking and what is *normal* is not always normal for those of us with PCOS - Is anything *normal* with PCOS??? LOL I hope this has helped you, but remember IUD's are not for everyone - I would do a search and get some more info on it before you make your decision. If you have any questions pls feel free to message me here or on my private email below. Good luck Jodi!
-- Sunbeam
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