My question is for all the ladies who has an IUD or had an experience with them. It has been a year since I had my IUd placed just 4 weeks after my 3rd child. I enjoy not really having any periods and not having any cramping but, my sexual desire has slowly diminished as well as it gets painful at times, I even get irritated after contact. My husband and I have discussed getting it removed but I ma not really looking forward to the return of my period or the chance of me getting pregnant again. As i was pregnant every year since 2004 when I first got pregnant until 2007 when I had my 3rd daughter she is now 13 months old. So does any experience any of these complications or changes and what did you do about them.
If you look up adverse reactions, mirena you will find a ton of websites stating that this is one of the side effects of it. I don't know if my post about some of the websites I found got pulled or not. I am really thinking about having mine taken out bc I have had a lot of the symptoms that are listed on there. Good luck.
The IUD can/will disrupt your hormone levels causing problems like you are experience. This is true with all prescription birth control though. Your body actually needs to have those regular periods as much as we hate it. I used depo provera for near 10 years because I didn't want to get a period and not once did I think it was harmful for me. I had to learn the hard way how wrong I was.
Also take into consideration that the hormones you add to your body now will effect how menopause treats you later. If you try to keep your hormones balanced now not only will you feel better overall now but you will make your menopause transition that much smoother.
There are ways to prevent pregnancy without adding synthetic hormones to your body. Pills and shots etc. are the easy way but harmful. I used natural progesterone cream (with guidance from my doctor) to balance out my hormones and have regular periods. Once my periods became normal I used cycle beads (www.cyclebeads.com) to help me keep track of where I am in my cycle to know when I am most likely to/not to get pregnant.
I would go to your Dr. and find other options unless you want to have another child. My reason is being the IUD that had several years moved and caused alot of pain and the Dr. was surprised that I wasn't already pregnant. The other reason is that I have two cousins that are pregnant, both had the IUD at conception, one was able to have hers removed after finding out that she was pregnant the other still has hers and may have surgery in the coming weeks to have hers removed. good luck!!!
hey, i have never had an iud, sounds very painful. get it taken out and try the patch or some sort. If u all are not planning to have more kids after 3, try getting ur husband fixed or even maybe you. you know having a period is part of just being a woman, god created us. i do understand, i bear my 5 days and be done.
I had an IUD but my complications were totally opposite of what you're experiencing but I did get mine removed because of them. The IUD caused me to have very very very heavy cycles, they last longer than normal and I cramped like crazy. However, I did experience the painful intercourse and irritation afterwards. Needless to say, when I had it removed all of that went away. Including the cycles, I haven't had one in God knows when, but I'm not pregnant, I've been tested more than once. I hope you get some relief soon. GOD BLESS~
I was the same way when I first got my IUD. (The Mirena) It took my body a while to adjust. Everyone has different effects. Some have very bad experiences and some have great ones. Some still get pregnant... I don't know why people think it's 100% effective.(As to what was said below) I have had times myself when I've thought I should have it removed, but glad I never did, and I'm planning on another after this one expires.
During my mood swings with my hubby I had to take a time out. It sounds silly, but I locked myself in the bathroom, and thought about what I was saying and doing, to see if I had a valid point, or if it was just the hormones. All you can do it really take it one day at a time.
I'm in my last two years of it and my body seems to have bounced back into the "desire" mode. Not sure how your hubby reacts to it, but there were times when I had to force myself to "do it". Normally, I was glad I did it, after things were heated.
Hope this helps you some.
Discuss using Seasonale or Seasonique w/ your doctor. I have been on them for the past 2-3 years and absolutely love it. You take the pill for 12 weeks before you have a period. And you can even skip that, but talk to your doctor. I do not miss having the dreaded period at all. I do spot every great now & then, but it's much better than bleeding every 3-4 weeks. The pills are all the same color, so you don't have that emotional roller coaster to deal with, either. Good luck!
I kind of had the same thing happen to me, but I don't know if it was the IUD's fault. I have had mine removed for 2 years because I wanted to have another baby (I'm infertile now). I really don't have much sexual desire. It could be because I have gained a lot of weight or because I'm older (40). But, I really just don't care that much about it. I have to use lubricant most of the time. You really need to use lubricant if you are getting irritation. I was on antidepressants for awhile, and that could explain it, but I'm off of them now and it's still the same. I love my husband, but I'm just not into sex. You sound like you are really busy...could it be you are too tired to really enjoy it?
