IUDs - Yay or nay?
By lux_lerouge
@lux_lerouge (78)
United States
3 responses
@UnselfishShellfish (1306)
• United States
6 Jan 08
They'd be fine with me. I was planning on getting one, but my uterus was too short and I was not a good candidate. Your uterus has to be a ceratin size.
Do they cause abortions? No. A blob of cells is not a smiling, waving baby. Most women have miscarraiges that are the same as these 'abortions' caused by IUDs, so why are they not heartless murderers?
Other than that, it's one of the best forms of birth control available.
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Are you pro abortion? That is what these forms of birth control cause. They do not prevent the egg from being fertilized they either prevent the fertilized egg from implanting in the womb or dislodge it at some point after it has implanted. That is an early form of abortion. There is an increased risl of infection. There is often heavy bleeding when the baby is dislodged. There is the posibility of scarring. There have been cases in the past where the IUD became imbedded in the baby. Usually though the IUD is successful in causing the abortion!
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@lux_lerouge (78)
• United States
3 Jan 08
Actually, some IUD's prevent ovulation to begin with - so unless some guy out there has mighty powerful sperm with the power to penetrate the ovarian wall and have at all the unripe ovum - there is no fertilization in these cases. :3
Statistically speaking - most fertilized eggs don't even make it to the implantation stage and are washed away with menses. This happens with or without birth control.
By your logic - ANY form of birth control that can affect the uterine lining is an abortificant (including contraceptive pills, the shot, the ring, and all other forms of hormonal birth control).
I guess that puts you down for a big juicy "nay”?
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@lux_lerouge (78)
• United States
3 Jan 08
I was never asking "what to do", but what others felt on the matter.
And sorry inform you, your "clinical information" isn't all correct.
But thanks for answering. ^.^*V
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
3 Jan 08
adoniah you are half right, the old version of the IUD does exactly what you said, but they have newer ones that do what lux is saying..
Mirena IUD (inter-uterine device) http://www.ayn.ca/health/contraceptionmirenaiud.aspx
Like other IUDs, the Mirena is a small T-shaped device placed into the uterus at the doctor’s office or a clinic. What is unique about this type of IUD is that it contains low doses of progestin: the same hormone used in some birth control pills. Only low doses are necessary to prevent pregnancy because the hormones are released directly into the uterus
How Effective Is the Mirena?
Mirena is about 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, similar to the birth control pill. This is a lot higher than the copper IUD, which is 96-98 percent effective. However, like other IUD’s the Mirena does not protect you and your partner against STI’s
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
3 Jan 08
I would say NAY for myself, as i'd rather have my tubes burnt and cut, which to me seems to be the most effective, with less side effects form of birth controll for me. I dont not want anymore children after the one i am carrying, and I have heard that the "fishingline" type string that hangs from the cervix can be sometimes felt by the man, with a POKING sensation in the end of his member. there are also lots of complications that can happen, as well they can give you worse cramps if you suffer from cramping during menstration. And infections can happen more frequently when your using an iud. WHO wants something stuck up there for 5 years anyways?! lol
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@lux_lerouge (78)
• United States
3 Jan 08
LOL. I love that last comment. :D
I know some people consider it a step before getting their tubes cut or blocked via tubal micro implant. (Just shy of having all of the "plumbing" taken out.)
And it's true one does have to be a bit more careful if they're prone to infections in the first place.
It's been a successful method for many women for decades and considered one of the world's most widely used contraceptives, so I guess some people do. (That and I guess it could be balanced against the cost of taking a hormone pill every day for 5 years to do a similar job.)
Thanks for answering. :)
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