Comments on: No It’s True IUDs Are the Best

By: hellonheels

hellonheels — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:34:12 +0000

@minijen Glad to hear a different perspective. I like my Mirena okay, but it’s nothing like the magical panacea I was led to believe it would be. Also I do not, for a second, believe that the hormones are localized as they claim. I turn into a crazy emotional PMSing wreck every month, which never happened when I was on the pill or not on any hormonal birth control at all.

By: hellonheels

hellonheels — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:22:46 +0000

@ThatJenn There’s nothing to worry about. My doctor sliced the strings off mine during a LEEP and was totally unconcerned about it. Apparently they almost never float off somewhere they’re not supposed to.

By: ciphressinchief

ciphressinchief — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:53:34 +0000

AND don’t forget this recent study: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23899.aspx

“A study to evaluate birth-control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women who used short-term methods like birth-control pills, the patch or vaginal ring were 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who used longer-acting forms such as an intrauterine device (IUD) or implant.”

THAT’S RIGHT, IUDS ARE 20 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN PILLS.

#ShoutoutToMyParagard

By: ciphressinchief

ciphressinchief — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:49:35 +0000

@minijen The cramping WAS the worst, for like 2 cycles. Now it’s totally normal levels. I think part of it was weaning my body off hormones (I had been on for almost 10 years… basically went on birth control within 2 years of getting my period!) Anyway, as you can probably tell, I am a Paragard evangelist!!

By: ciphressinchief

ciphressinchief — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:46:07 +0000

@sventurata With Paragard, the cramps/bleeding was worse the first few cycles, but normalized. I’m about 8 or 9 months in and love love love it.

By: MuffyStJohn

MuffyStJohn — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:56:39 +0000

@nutmeg Do not even get me started on low-cost mental healthcare.

/had to wait 3 months to be seen at a training clinic so an idiot future counselor could ask me why I haven’t tried to kill myself if I’m so depressed

By: nutmeg

nutmeg — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:18:19 +0000

@MuffyStJohn I have UHC (their limited/shitty employee plan through my mom) and I only had to pay a $20 copay- but we had already met the $2000 deductible.

By: MuffyStJohn

MuffyStJohn — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:50:19 +0000

@Hey Ash I think the thing that’s most frustrating is the hormone-free ParaGard is almost twice as expensive as Mirena. Big Pharma really, REALLY want to mess with my body chemistry, don’t they?

I’m going to call my local PP to see what sliding-scale options they have. I’m also wondering if I might be able to go through my school’s student health office or maybe even the DC health department. I live in a large enough metro area that there should be a number of low-cost options. But seriously, I hate that every healthcare decision I make has become a matter of extensively, painstakingly researching low-cost options and then subjecting myself to a lower level of care* because it’s all I can afford as a sliding-scale cash patient.

*Not saying PP/HDs are a lower level of care, but in many of my other experiences this has absolutely been the case.

By: theotherginger

theotherginger — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:39:06 +0000

@Hey Ash I live in Canada, and given my limited HSA had to pay about 300$ for my IUD (which my other supplementary insurance no longer covers, now that people actually get them, according to my doctor). I think if I had gone through PP instead of my doctor I might have found something cheaper, or an installment option.

By: Hey Ash

Hey Ash — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:35:33 +0000

@MuffyStJohn Agreed! Our system is so fucked. I think the idea is my parents are going to contribute a lot to the HSA to cover the deductible, but that means that I have to ask them for money for stuff… which for an IUD? How about, hell no.

At least I just made an appointment for a consultation at Planned Parenthood! I really want an IUD and hopefully they’ll be able to help me figure things out.