Birth control pill problems

Great news, congratulations! That sure sounds like a win to me.

I also am not surprised. I have been prescribed many medications that were supposed to help me only to find that they caused problems.

 

I wore a Paragard for 26 years, and swore by it. I really wanted a Mirena, to curtail periods, but since I'm a smoker, my gynecologist talked me out of it. It was truly worry-free sex, which was welcome after having two pill-babies back to back. There were, however, thre gye negatives. First, the insertion, as well as the 10-year reinsertions were PAINFUL! But this pain quickly passed. To help, I charged up on Ibuprofen before hand, and I had the insertions done while I was menstruating, when the cervix was naturally dilated. Second, my periods were extremely heavy, and for the first few month, violently heavy, as if my body was trying to expel the IUD. And third, my husband at the time would sometimes hit the strings when we had intercourse. Let's just say that he was, quite, BIG! We solved this by waiting a few months after the insertion, then going back to my gynecologist and had her trim the strings. Between the insertion and the trimming, he'd wear penis spacers, to limit penetration. Up until earlier this year, I was wondering if menopause was going to kick in first, or if I was going to have to endure another insertion. But my coming out took care of that curiosity. During my annual visit, my gynecologist reminded me that I was due another reinsertion in four years. Seeing I no longer needed an IUD, I asked her to go ahead and remove it. Which my partner saw as a sign of commitment to her, and really appreciated.