IUD input needed pls
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free skin care · Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:48 pm

Hi VS! Whew, you got me at the right time. My two best friends are both thinking of getting IUDs since they've both been on the pill for longer than their gynos recommend.

Here's the deal -- it's been a year and change for me now -- I got my IUD in October of 2006. I still get severe cramping *some* of the time, but it's no longer consistently horrid like in the beginning. It IS still horrid once every few period, though. And I still bleed buckets now compared to before, which doesn't bother me that much but it is noticeably more.

They say most people's initial cramping settles down in the first three to six months, and I estimate that it took me at least nine to get to where it wasn't debilitating pain for a week out of each month. Once I hit that mark, though, it did lessen quite a bit.

I'm STILL a slacker who never exercises as much as I should, and whose diet is far from perfect. I preach from a very natural soapbox, but I find it hard to make those changes in my life. So I know I'm not doing 100% of the things I could be that would help my cramping.

I don't regret my IUD decision, and I don't plan on switching methods anytime soon. After all, this thing is good for 12 years, and it's SO nice to not have to worry about pregnancy or hormonal side effects. That's invaluable, but it definitely comes at a price. Sad

Feel free to PM me if you want to chat more about this privately (or I'm fine with putting it here too, as I figure everyone could use the info!). It's funny, because I figured people with smaller physiques would be more effected by the pain and bleeding, but I'm a larger gal (six feet tall and not a waify frame) and I've been WAY more vocal about the bad side effects than some of my very petite friends who have IUDs. So who knows -- it probably has more to do with the internal arrangements of your lady parts than with your physique. So much for my theory!

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