Depo Provera = The Devil?

[kstar]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Unfortunately, the only thing I've looked into lately is Mirena, which is a new IUD, but doesn't help you any, because it requires that you've already had a pregnancy (not sure why, but it does). After your first child, it's a great option because it's good for 5 years w/o maintenance, and has a low chance for causing cancer...just something to think about in the future.

This isn't true. You don't have to have a previous pregnancy. Some gyns will say that because it is hard to place any IUD in a woman that hasn't had a child. (The uterus is smaller and the cervix tighter, so it will try to expell the IUD.)

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by kstar

This isn't true. You don't have to have a previous pregnancy. Some gyns will say that because it is hard to place any IUD in a woman that hasn't had a child. (The uterus is smaller and the cervix tighter, so it will try to expell the IUD.)

Do they artificially dilate the cervix? YOWZA!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by kstar

This isn't true. You don't have to have a previous pregnancy. Some gyns will say that because it is hard to place any IUD in a woman that hasn't had a child. (The uterus is smaller and the cervix tighter, so it will try to expell the IUD.)

Maybe it's for that reason, but I believe the pamphlet that my Dr. gave me on it said that you had to have a previous pregnancy. Maybe it's just (more effective? safe? less likely to be rejected?) easier in women who have had a previous pregnancy. Although with mirena, it's soft plastic and smaller then a quarter, so I can't imagine it being THAT hard to insert. Just going by what my OB/GYN told me.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Maybe it's for that reason, but I believe the pamphlet that my Dr. gave me on it said that you had to have a previous pregnancy. Maybe it's just (more effective? safe? less likely to be rejected?) easier in women who have had a previous pregnancy. Although with mirena, it's soft plastic and smaller then a quarter, so I can't imagine it being THAT hard to insert. Just going by what my OB/GYN told me.

I'm also just going by what my gyn told me. He's placed IUDs in a lot of my friends (both copper, hormonal, and Mirena.)

I wouldn't doubt that it is easier to place in previously pregnant women, and there is some instances of scarring that could render you sterile, so maybe they only recommend it for people who are done having children. Though, the scarring rendering me sterile was something that attracted me to IUDs. (I have no qualms about not wanting kids ever.)

[ASUADPi]

I must be one of the few women on Depo that hasn't had any sort of side effects.

I LOVE IT!!!

I don't get a period (whats not to like about that). I don't have crazy mood swings (unless I'm super stressed out with normal life, like now). My hair hasn't fallen out in clumps.

As for my period, it has always started up within 3-4 months after I ended my Depo shots.

I've tried so many BCP's it isn't even funny. Some have made me sick, others haven't. My problem with BCP's is that I suck at remembering to take pills. I have always said that if I was sexually active I'd already have like 3 kids and probably be pregnant again. I just don't remember to take pills. Hell, I don't even remember to take my vitamins daily.


What's good is that there is so many birth control methods out there for women that we no longer have to be locked into one kind. So many different pills and other methods.