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IUD benefits and side effects?
I work in a laboratory. Here one of our great benefits is getting free health care! They are now offering the IUD to women for birth control for free. I would like to know what the good and the bad are on this? I am currently on the depo and have been for over a year, before that I took birth control pills. Any info would be great! Thanks(:
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As a former depo user, I'd try to stay away. I ended up gaining a lot of weight.
As for an IUD, I hear great things as long as you use a back up method. I have had two friends who didn't use condoms with it and ended up pregnant because the IUD shifted. It is important to use condoms for that reason!
Good luck!
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Hello,
From personal experiences the IUD was probably one of the best birth controls I've experienced. It is changed once every 5 years, It must of worked because I never got pregnant. I however did use both double protection and used condoms also.
I was also on the Depo Provera shot and I wouldn't recommend it too anyone. After about 2 years, I ended up gaining a significant amount of weight from it.
The only down side with the IUD I had was my cycle was never again the same. I got off the IUD 3 years ago and I've yet to have a normal cycle. So, I think I would really all depend on the person as each has their own experiences with different things.
Here is a informative link about the cons/pros of the IUD; [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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