Birth Control

Jen748

Brett and I aren't sure if we want another child and if we do have another one it will be 4-5 years from now...that said, I am trying to decide what I want to do as far as birth control. I have been on the pill since I was 17 and since we are looking at a while before we think about another one, I am considering an IUD. Does anyone have any experiences, pro's, con's or problems with an IUD?

briez01

I have known 2 people who had the mirena and it dislodged and caused other problems. One friend it dislodged and almost punctured her uterus and they caught it before it did any damage.  My SIL's friend had it and the same thing happened except it actually caused a lot of damage and she had to have a hysterectomy. Both happened from being installed improperly they believe.

Im sure there are people out there that love them I would just make sure its installed right and have it checked every so often to make sure it hasn't moved around.

Mattsgurl

The IUD scares me because I have heard too many horror stories. 

emoflamingo

I have the Mirena and have had it for about 15 months now. I love it. It was slightly painful to have put in but obviously it wasn't worse than childbirth. I have had about 4 periods since having it put in. My SIL had the same one and had a bad reaction to it so had it removed shortly after, but I haven't had any issues with mine.