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Originally Posted by Gr3tta
*agree!*
actually, that bit about needing to have had a child, there is actually a medical reason for that, which a former co-worker of mine found out when she had one inserted. She had to have it taken out two weeks later due to incredible pain. You need to have had your cervix dilated before.
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It's not actually generally true. The NHS gives quite a few women my age (mid-twenties and older) IUDs even if they have never had children. Several of my female friends and co-workers have them, but have not had kids. It's true that it's generally more risky and painful if you haven't had kids, though -- and more likely not to work out, as seems to have happened to your co-worker.
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Originally Posted by Gr3tta
Are you unable to tolerate the oral meds? There's a couple I've had good success with, and I often have trouble with medications.
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I've tried five/six different pills (for four months each time) and none of them have done anything. I'm extremely sensitive to side-effects and I get panic attacks from daily medication (from the forced psych drugging).
I wanted the IUD because it seems to work differently - it gives a very low level of hormones right to the area that needs them.
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