After much consideration I am now leaning towards this IUD. Even though it is probably safe I'm a bit worried about taking hormonal BC being over 35.
Since insurance doesn't cover birth control devices I called and got pricing from my OBGYN. Mirena (if I pay at the time of service and don't do a payment plan) would work out to abut $675 for the device and installation. The Paragard wold be about $700 for all that and stays in 10 years instead of 5 so overall it winds up cheaper. And the nurse said that if I have heavy periods they may be able to get it covered for me that way instead of for birtch control.
Does anyone have any experience with it?
Re: If you have or have had paragard please come in..
Thanks! DH was getting a vasectomy but with his heart history can't come off blood thinners. I feel the same about possibe user errors. As much as I wouldn't wish for it anyway DS is here because of user error with condoms (meaning we didn't use them twice... and welcome baby!). I don't want to risk a fourth though.
I had the paragard for about 10 months after DS before TTC. I had a great experience with it and plan to have another re-inserted after having DC#2. It's important to me to be completely hormone-free.
Holy smokes, though- can't believe how expensive it is for you- I was lucky enough to have mine covered 100% (but my insurance has changed a lot since then, so I'll check when I have it put in again). Some things to mention-
- I did spot for like 3 weeks after getting it in. To the point where I had to use a light tampon. It wasn't a big deal, but I didn't know to expect that much spotting.
- When I had mine removed, it was apparently partially expelled. I was *not* checking mine and will be sure to do that next time around (esp. since I know we don't want a 3rd).
- Having it put in was NO big deal- esp. after pushing out a kid!
I'm surprised they would suggest it if you already have heavy periods though as the paragard is known to make your periods *heavier*. Mine were absolutely heavier, but shorter. It wasn't enough to bother me- I just had to wear both a heavy tampon and pantyliner to bed and be more diligent about tampons.