"All the literature seems to say that candidates for the Mirena should have had a child before. Don't answer if this is too personal, but have you been pregnant before? Was this an issue?"
I've got a Paragard and I've never been pregnant. Here are the issues my doctor laid out for me:
01. Some women are infertile before they go on the IUD. Then they have it put in, taken out, and complain when they're infertile in the form of lawsuits. This is bad, so many doctors hesitate. In the same vein, any pregnancy you have is more likely to be ectopic and that can mean the complete wreckage of the reproductive system. Again, lawsuits.
02. Your cervix gets looser when you've been pregnant, so your risk of expulsion is higher during the first three months.
03. Insertion hurts more because your cervix is tight.
04. Your uterus might not be big enough to comfortably house an IUD (and a baby is bigger than an IUD, so having been pregnant is basically a guarantee). Some OB/GYNs will sound your uterus, mine didn't.
All that being said, I've had my IUD for almost five months with no problems. I am gleeful at the freedom and complete ability to never think about having babies until 2017 (or I have it removed).
Both my doctors said it was OK if I had not had a child or been pregnant before. BOth know that I want ot have a child someday and said it would be OK. Both doctors are very highly recommended, one who's also won a ton of awards and has been my OBGYN since I was 15, so I trust her A Lot.
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Date: 2007-05-17 09:43 pm (UTC)Congrats :)
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Date: 2007-05-17 09:50 pm (UTC)"All the literature seems to say that candidates for the Mirena should have had a child before. Don't answer if this is too personal, but have you been pregnant before? Was this an issue?"
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Date: 2007-05-17 10:29 pm (UTC)01. Some women are infertile before they go on the IUD. Then they have it put in, taken out, and complain when they're infertile in the form of lawsuits. This is bad, so many doctors hesitate. In the same vein, any pregnancy you have is more likely to be ectopic and that can mean the complete wreckage of the reproductive system. Again, lawsuits.
02. Your cervix gets looser when you've been pregnant, so your risk of expulsion is higher during the first three months.
03. Insertion hurts more because your cervix is tight.
04. Your uterus might not be big enough to comfortably house an IUD (and a baby is bigger than an IUD, so having been pregnant is basically a guarantee). Some OB/GYNs will sound your uterus, mine didn't.
All that being said, I've had my IUD for almost five months with no problems. I am gleeful at the freedom and complete ability to never think about having babies until 2017 (or I have it removed).
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Date: 2007-05-17 10:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-17 10:45 pm (UTC)N.
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Date: 2007-05-17 10:46 pm (UTC)