Seriously mate? wrote:
How hard is it to have a guy wear a rubber? He can even pull out as well for even more precaution. Everyone tries to make everything so complicated. And if you're even more worried don't have vaginal sex. Can't get pregnant that way.
Yeah that's really functional for a marriage...no sex and/or condoms only....herp derp. Your advice is helpful...for someone in high school
whatsupchuck wrote:
There's a school of thought that it's not natural to have as many periods as modern women have. Throughout history women have been pregnant or nursing a much larger percentage of their child bearing years. The increased number of menstrual cycles modern women have today are to blame for the increased risk female cancers (breast, uterine ,and ovarian cancer). So don't beat yourself up for not being "natural" if you get the Mirena. It MIGHT actually be more natural.
http://www.webmd.com/ovarian-cancer/news/20090708/menstrual-periods-clues-to-ovarian-cancer
That was a really interesting article.
Herpderprubber wrote:
Seriously mate? wrote:How hard is it to have a guy wear a rubber? He can even pull out as well for even more precaution. Everyone tries to make everything so complicated. And if you're even more worried don't have vaginal sex. Can't get pregnant that way.
Yeah that's really functional for a marriage...no sex and/or condoms only....herp derp. Your advice is helpful...for someone in high school
Ha ha ha
The risk is what makes it hot
Update: I just got a Mirena IUD inserted today. It hurts so bad!
I've had severe cramping all day and taking 3 ibuprofen every 4 hours only makes the pain subside slightly. Is this normal? What have been other people's experiences? When will the cramps ease up?
squidward wrote:
Update: I just got a Mirena IUD inserted today. It hurts so bad!
I've had severe cramping all day and taking 3 ibuprofen every 4 hours only makes the pain subside slightly. Is this normal? What have been other people's experiences? When will the cramps ease up?
My experience is that I've never had cramps.
Then again, I'm not a woman. And I'm so thankful for that.
Hope you feel better.
I have had a copper IUD (paragard) for over 5 years, and have generally run 50 mpw (sometimes up to 80) during this time.
Prior to the IUD, I had bad cramping during my period which was completely alleviated with advil and a normal (not heavy) flow.
With the IUD, I have the same amount of cramping during my period (again, reduced to zero with advil) and the same total amount of flow, but concentrated more on one day. But the heavy flow day is not so bad: I can still get a good few hours out of a tampon. I imagine for women who had a really heavy flow prior to the IUD, it might end up being unbearable with an IUD, but that experience is far from universal.
For me personally, my running improved after the IUD because hormonal birth control was making me gain weight (along with every other side effect listed on the back of the package). Again, this incompatibility with hormonal birth control is something that is also not universal among all women.
The copper IUD has some key advantages (no hormones; works for 10 years) over other options, so I would recommend it to most women (and don't complain about cramps until you've at least tried to pop some advil) except for those whose menstrual flow is much heavier than average.
squidward wrote:
Update: I just got a Mirena IUD inserted today. It hurts so bad!
I've had severe cramping all day and taking 3 ibuprofen every 4 hours only makes the pain subside slightly. Is this normal? What have been other people's experiences? When will the cramps ease up?
The cervix is an "out-hole" in the strictest sense. The advil won't help much, but the pain will ease in a few days.
I had Mirena and it was a nightmare. Overnight I gained weight and was so bloated all the time. My body hated it. No questions asked the doctor took it out after one week. After years of birth control I would never go back on anything after that.
The pain and cramping is a little better today but now I am nervous about all the horror stories I have been hearing. I am worried about gaining weight because of Mirena. I thought it would be better than the pill but now I am not so sure.
Give it a little time before you worry too much. You've already gotten through the worst part. I already said this in my other post, but I didn't gain weight with Mirena, and the spotting/cramps went away after about a month (and it was only bad for the first few days). I know everyone reacts differently to BC, but the benefits of the hormonal IUD are well-worth putting up with the adjustment period, at least IMO.
...that's how I got pregnant j#ck@$$
honestLee wrote:
just use rubbers for real
I run ca. 50 mpw, it's way better than any pills, you actually feel like being able to run instead of feeling like a whale. No period at the start, as you progress you might get spotting irregularly. I couldn't compare to the copper IUD, but it worked. Just drink more red wine, you won't get a blood clot ;)* (or at least that's what I'd like to believe)
So no one else had bad side effects like weight gain or decreased libido?
When I was on the pill I didn't gain weight but it was impossible to lose weight. I also had no sex drive. I am hoping Mirena won't have the same effect.
I had the mirena and never had a problem. Ran prs through it all even after a couple year hiatus from running. I'll get it again after children.
swidward wrote:
The pain and cramping is a little better today but now I am nervous about all the horror stories I have been hearing. I am worried about gaining weight because of Mirena. I thought it would be better than the pill but now I am not so sure.
Went through the same thing. Got the other hormonal version (Skyla). It was beyond painful the first week. Debilitating cramps, spotting and had second thoughts. After 5 days I wanted the thing out. Oh and I freaked myself out reading everything on the internet. DON'T DO THAT! It gets wayyyy better after a month. Your body just needs to get used to it. You have a foreign object inside of you. It's natural that your body is trying to reject it (thus the cramps). Hang in there. I'm back to normal. No weight gain and just PR'd today.
Good luck!
agreed, it seems weird at first and did have light cramping. I felt it was more mental for me though knowing so foreign thing was inside you. I didn't have weight gain problems. I did have some skin blemish problems but had that previously so...
swidward wrote:
So no one else had bad side effects like weight gain or decreased libido?
When I was on the pill I didn't gain weight but it was impossible to lose weight. I also had no sex drive. I am hoping Mirena won't have the same effect.
We do actually notice you are not the OP.
OP, two of my kids have used mirena. Both found it better than the pill with regard to athletics. One had a lot of cramping on the first couple of days, which went away fully and then all good.