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NuvaRing
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I have used the nuvaring last year. I loved it for many reasons:
1, only have to worry about it once a month
2. periods were shorter
3. wasnt very expensive
4. didnt feel it inside me
5. didnt bother my boyfriend during sex
6. i had no side affects at all
now for the bad part
….it felt out a few times during sex…and i ended up pregnant 🙁
since october i have been on mirena
so far so good…putting it in was painful for me i had really reallllly bad cramps for 2 days, i had spotting for the first month, but have not bled or had my period since. and i dont have to think about it for 5 years. it is very expensive(cost me about350$) but thats what birth control costs in one year and mirena is good for 5 years.
good luck 🙂
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Chem: If my cramps increase any more, I might die https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif Sometimes they get so bad I can't even move. My doctor's just like "Not much we can do *shrug*"
Also, my mom had an IUD a long time ago (before me, obviously) and she had bad times with it. It moved…twice! And, well, those things make me a little leery https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
But thank you for telling me! I might check it out https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Wow great to see so many replies, thanks guys! Pretty much all of my questions have already been answered without me even asking https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
Is it hard to get used to using? Is it difficult to insert at first?
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I have to admit at first i wasnt sure how to insert it, but my friend was using it so she told me how and i never had any problems. its fairly simple
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I really wished the IUD worked out for me – I wanted to go off of hormonal birth control a couple of years ago, and got a Paragard (the copper one). The insertion was awful, but I was prepared for that from what I had heard. My periods were so heavy that I had to take iron pills during that time – which unfortunately lasted about 10-12 days per month. I kept waiting for it to get better and shorten, and eventually I just threw in the towel and went back on the hormones. My doctor offered Mirena as an option, but my insurance didn't cover IUDs at all (which is crazy) and I didn't want to risk paying for another one if it didn't work out. Plus another insertion – no thanks! 🙂
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