I can't take the pill or use anything with hormones after they caused 9 blood clots in my lung. I'm also allergic to latex so condoms are out of the question.
2006-09-29 16:23:31 · 5 answers · asked by anneboz 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
The Nuva Ring almost killed me. The hormones caused 9 clots in my lung. I didn't have a stroke but spent a week in the hospital and nearly six months recovering.
2006-09-30 03:42:07 · update #1
I have a similar problem. I cant use hormonal birth control. However mine isn't blood clots is to much hormones my mind and body go whack LOL.
Ive had the mirena now 3 years and its been a blessing.
The questions you need to answer b4 considering it are,
Are you in a stable monogamous relationship?
Do you have any children?
Do you really wish to have children in the future or are you indifferent?
The reasons are if you have more than 1 sexual partner you are naturally at a higher risk of infection and if you do get an infection its harder to treat on the IUD
You should have atl;east one child bc you would have a higher rate of expulsion and also a woman who has had at least 1 child has a larger uterus.
You should be indifferent about having children or not want anymore BC you do run a .08% chance of becoming sterile at the time of removal since its yanked out. The pregnancy rate on the IUD has rise up to less than 1 pregnancy per 100 IUD users which is the same percentage of sterilization.
I have mirena but the side effects are similar only thing is it might take up to a year or a lil more for your period to lessen and the cramps to lessen. So expect an increase blood flow and cramping for a min of a year best of luck
2006-09-30 04:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Mom2two Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had an IUD put in after the birth of my son. I had a really bad experience. I started bleeding right away, and bled almost the entire 9 months I had it in. Finally, I made an appointment to take it out, and the Doctor told me that normally the bleeding will get better within the first 3 months, but it didn't for me.
I had nothing but problems after that with my periods lasting from 6 to 8 weeks and then I wound up needing a hysterectomy 5 yrs after I had it put in.
Hopefully you don't have this experience, though......... but you did ask for other's experiences, so there ya go!!
Why don't you try the Nuva ring??
2006-09-29 23:28:33 · answer #2 · answered by heatherhoney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have a Mirena IUD and its the best thing I ever had done. I had no pain and went chrismas shopping 10 minutes after having it inserted. It has been there for 2 years now and I think it is great not having to worry about birth control.
2006-09-30 08:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by vaniller2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every birth control has some form of side effects... IUD's can be effective if inserted properly but you have to be very careful because I've heard of them shifting out of position and punching a hole through the uterus wall...Good luck either way :)
2006-09-29 23:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a copper T IUD. No problems whatsoever. I have a slightly heavier period than normal, but nothing that is inconvenient. It's been in place for three years and I don't even know it's there.
2006-09-29 23:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by big_shot_nurse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋