IUD???

Femanon here. I’ve been on the pill for three years and have used it perfectly. I take it at the same time every day (within 3 hours) bc I have an alarm and haven’t missed a day in over six months. Is there a point to switching to an IUD? Have any of you found that an IUD really made that much of a difference in your life?

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My gf hates hers. Don't do it

Why would you even be on the pill?
I never got why women alter their body chemistry like that. Fucking insane.

Everyone is different. I know girls whose body chemistry was screwed up by the pill and others whose IUD gave them intense cramps and had to be removed.

If the pill works for your lifestyle stay with it

Thanks, that’s probably for the best I guess. Every time I read about IUDs I get such mixed reviews.

If you want something that doesn't involve you remembering to take a pill each day, have you considered the implant?

If it aint broke dont fix it

Also, like, it's not gonna be fun having it put in.

How long have you had OCD?

Everyone works different my gf likes her because she doesn't have periods anymore and there's zero pain. Also the pill made her super depressed all the time.

If the pills don't fuck with your head then I wouldn't worry about it.

I've been off the pill for a while and I feel much better for it. I didn't have the side effects that other people mention, but to cut a long story short I couldn't lose weight without dropping my calories to a ridiculously low amount (despite going to the gym five times a week I was just maintaining) and my hair was shedding badly to the point where I could see my scalp. My doctor suggested that as I'd been on it for so long, it was likely that my hormones were out of whack, but he couldn't test for specific ones while I was on the pill, so I decided to stop taking it.

I lose weight far more easily now, my hair is thickening up again and I feel much happier in general. It certainly isn't a miracle change and I do miss having my boyfriend nut inside me whenever he wants, but the physical and mental improvement I've seen has been significant.

However, I probably wouldn't have stopped the pill if I wasn't having those side effects, as it makes things so much easier. So if you don't have any serious side effects, I would probably leave things how they are. We're fortunate because we're at an age and in a position where a pregnancy wouldn't be unmanageable, but if I didn't have this then I'd probably still be on the pill.

I haven’t really noticed any side effects at all; I take a combination pill instead of a progestin one, so I haven’t any changes in mood. My weight is the same as well.

Honestly I really just want my boyfriend to cum in me. It’s been a desire of mine for months, and he’s expressed that he thinks it’d be a really emotional experience for both of us. For whatever reason, I just have a fear of pregnancy that’s so strong that it prevents me from being able to let him. I was just thinking that maybe something more permanent than the pill (like an IUD) would make me feel less anxious about it.

Periods are just a pain for me. I hate the cramps and bleeding on my clothes when my night pad shifts while I sleep.

I’ve heard IUDs can cause cramps on their own though???? Not sure if that’s just a myth or not

I think they have similar success levels, so you can just make sure you take the pill properly and be just as protected.

As I said, I took it for years, probably just under a decade and never fell pregnant. It's very much foolproof as long as you don't fuck about.

My sister got an implant in her arm. They put it in via a shot, and yeah it's weird that you can feel it in her arm, but it's not someone trying to shove something up into your ovaries and it's not going to crawl halfway out your cervix

That’s actually really reassuring. Based on what you’ve told me, I’ll probably stick with the pill. My only fear is that my pills could get lost or crushed or something.
I’ve also thought about that. I just don’t know if the efficacy rate is similar or not.

>I’ve also thought about that. I just don’t know if the efficacy rate is similar or not.
It should be identical or better. It's the same or effectively the same chemical that just releases slowly over time rather than all at once. Precisely the same mechanism of action. The only way it would be less effective would be if your body magically stopped metabolizing the chemical released by the implant, or the implant magically stopped releasing the chemical. And since the implants generally are just solid masses of the chemical that function by slowly being metabolized, I don't think that's likely.

Go talk to your doc about it.

More than 99% effective, I'd already be on it but my anxiety forces me to use something where I get a period every month

If you're smart about the pill there's no reason to get an IUD

I'd stick to the pill if it's not giving you problems. My ex gf had an IUD because she had awful periods. I hated it because I would sometimes hit it with my penis during sex. Kind of uncomfortable and mood-killing for me to "bump" into what feels like a bundle of frayed wires with the tip of my penis.

>I just don’t know if the efficacy rate is similar or not.

The implant is the most effective method as it cannot remove itself, if you had some trauma to your arm you would probably need a new one but you would be able to tell if it moved/snapped.

They will even be effective up to 2 years after their expiry date, though you should obviously try to replace it as soon as your 3 years are up.

>I'd already be on it but my anxiety forces me to use something where I get a period every month

Only 1 in 4 people using the implant stop having periods. Most people have them around the same, or even more frequently but less intense.

My sister got an IUD. One night she sneezed and it shot out like a bullet.

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DEER GOD

Take the abatinence pill, slut

Maybe stop fucking everything that moves instead. Birth control should be illegal Tbh

Are you with a long term SO that you trust won't give you an std going raw? If yes go for it. But condoms should still be involved imho.

From a medical perspective, taking the pill long term has undetermined consequences. Sure now it's fine, but apparently, it can lead to slight infertility later in life. While taking the pill you also behave as if you are pregnant and tend to dislike men.

Regardless, for the IUD, I have never met a woman with it that was in any way comfortable or happy long term. So far it's the same complaints: random cramping, sex burns, etc.

I recommend pulling out/cycle monitoring but it isn't for everyone.