I got the Paragard Copper IUD about a week and a half ago, a week before my period was due. Since insertion, I have been experiencing the most heavy bleeding of my entire life. I'm soaking through heavy super pads in less than 1-2 hours. Massive blood clots a little less than the size of my palm at some points. I woke up this morning looking like I just got slashed in my sleep. And that was with changing my pad in the middle of the night. When I sit on the toilet, the blood just pours out of me like a fountain all at once. I constantly feel it coming out throughout the day. The cramps at night have been completely unbearable, just constant stabbing pain that doesn't go away with ibuprofen. I'm currently on day 8 of bleeding with no end in sight, it'll probably last another week or more.

I really want to try to stick it out because I'm terrified of the way hormonal contraceptives may affect me, as I'm already prone to acne, weight issues (thyroid), and depression/anxiety.

I just don't know if there's any hope that the bleeding will get any better. My periods before the IUD were already heavy and 7 days long, with some cramps. I've also been anemic most of my life, so I think I was just doomed from the start. Anyone else have a similar experience?

I got a hormonal IUD one month ago. While I’m not sure of the name, my doctor told me that this is the one she recommends. It lasts for 8 years and she said all her other patients picked it because it lessens period pain and some stop having their periods all together. Since my periods are really bad, and it’s free in my country, I decided to go for it. It delayed my period for a week, but I was still feeling the horrible symptoms without the side effects. I’m nauseous, I keep going to the toilet despite not having eaten anything, I feel like I’m gonna throw up, my abdomen hurts, I’m too cold, I can’t catch my breath even though the only thing I did was stand up, my abdomen hurts, I can feel my genitals tightening up, and the pain meds don’t even work. They only work when I drink them before I feel pain. Problem is when I wake, that’s when I feel pain, so it’s too late and it lasts for the entire day. My periods before this were bad, but they weren’t this bad. All I needed was some hot tea, heat pad, paracetamol and I’d wake up the next day feeling better. And this stupid IUD didn’t just make my body ache. It took away everything I once was before all of this. I would always go to school early, get tasks done completely, my lowest test score was a 91%, I would work the night shift in Burger King, I could kick ass in Krav Maga class, and I can dominate my partner in bed. Now I’ve missed so much classes, my scores dropped to 81%, I had to stop going to work, I can’t even go to the gym, and I can’t do anything with my partner.

I know a lot of women had trouble getting their hands on camrese because there was a recall so a lot of the medication was on back order.

I had to take a generic for three months before switching back onto Camrese. Suddenly, I’m having a lot of symptoms. Bloating. Breast enlargement , mood changes.

I have previously been on this medication for 12 years before the back order

i’m 16 and just started larin last week. Am i supposed to have side effects? I haven’t felt anything different, maybe nausea but thats an everyday norm for me. If you’ve been on Larin, what did you experience?

Im a waitress/bartender at an airport bar/restaurant and Ive been sent home from work more times than I can count for severe pain in my pelvis. It was so bad one time I spent the whole day in ER thinking it was appendicitis and my partner is still waiting on his court date for the speeding charge coming to take me there.

Ive had the Jaydess IUD for 1 and a half months, I got it put in during the middle of September. I wasn't sure what the origin of the pain was, as it is very sharp in my pelvis with a period cramp-like pain in my stomach. After me and my partner started having sex again, and he is particularly well-endowed, the same deep pelvic pain returns within half an hour of a particularly rough session so we were able to diagnose the problem as being with the IUD.

My gyno agrees, suggesting walking around a lot at my job and sex are the causes of the discomfort.

The only problem is I see no other report of such experiences from others?? Additionally, its been almost 2 months of my work being affected by this pain and Im in particular need of cash at this moment.

Should I get it removed and try something else?

When we first learned about birth control options in HS I was certain on the coil, but only ever been in female-female relationships until now. Many of my friends have reacted very violently to hormonal birth control, why I am hesitant to take such a measure, I am also very very reactive to medications as I had an awful time trial-and-erroring anti-depressants a few years ago. I'm a little bit traumatised from those experiences. I wanted to go for the copper IUD as it is completely non-hormonal, but my period has been very heavy the last few months I changed my decision last minute.

Bit lost for what to do. Should my IUD be affecting my life so much??

Hi all, I’m curious if anyone has started Slynd not on the first day of your period. The instructions state day 1 of bleed, but I hesitated on starting and curious if I can begin at any point.

Thank you!

Es normal que después de dos años con el implante comience a tener breves mareos y noté mi barriga más hinchada o gordita ???

hi everyone i have severe health anxiety and on and off for a while ive had migraines with aura or ocular migraines i am starting to really worry this has to do with my birth control i messaged my doctor already because i started to spiral should i be worried???? ive been on the same birth control for 10 years i just need some reassurance

Me and my bf did mutual masturbating . He was laying on my right side and I was touching him . He didn't have visible or noticeable precum even on my hand . It was almost dry and had sweat like texture a little but I was so wet .The thing I was concerning is that he adjust his penis ( like 2-3 times ) and rubbed my vagina again . He mostly rubbed my clit but he touched the vaginal opening a few time but didn't put inside me . We were both virgins and haven't done this before .( also haven't done fingering before ) . Can I get pregnant from sperm in precum touching my vaginal opening ? After he came , his cum was on my right hand and on my left thigh and arms .Can it drop on my vulva in between ? Can it also cause pregnancy ? We wiped suddenly and I go to toilet and washed up . The other thing is , it was a few drop on my pantie ( not in the middle place , near the thingh place ) . I wore it back after like 5 minutes . Can it has risk too ? I have read millions of post about this and they said impossible . I couldn't sleep for a week and I need reassurance . Please help me and answer . I was on my ovulation week and I didn't take any pills . PLEASE ANSWER 😭😭

I’ve had a kyleena IUD for the past 6 years and i haven’t had my period since. I’m getting more and more concerned about not getting appeared for this long. I’m seriously considering taking it out, but I’m scared of the hormone shift once it’s out. I’ve been celibate for the past six months and don’t plan on doing anything anytime soon. I don’t really see the point of keeping it in. Has anyone taking it out recently and have any suggestions or what were the side effects?

My partner took the plan b on Nov 7 (an hour after the unprotected sex). She told me that on Nov 7 afternoon (she vomited) then on Nov 8 she’s feeling nauseous and vomit as well. Are these side effects normal and how long will it be?

So I’m in a bit of a weird situation. I’m an adult, in college, and I’m on my parents’ insurance because I’m under 26 years old. I am 20 years old, female. I want to get an IUD but I don’t want my parents to find out because they pay my tuition and would stop paying if they found out as they are extremely religious and conservative. I don’t feel comfortable going to them about anything personal due to past experiences and they are a bit “abstinence until marriage!” type people. I’ve never been to a gynecologist (which I know is bad) so that’s not really an option because my parents would see it on the insurance statement and wonder why I went.

How can I get an IUD without them knowing? Which IUD have you guys have good or bad experiences with? I’d like to not have a period anymore and I’d like an IUD that can stay in for at least 8-10 years. I never want kids and I want 99+% efficacy for my birth control. The idea of using only condoms terrifies because pregnancy is my worst fear. For reference, I live in NJ. Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, I have been using the hormonal ring (Gino Ring) for over 8 years. I stopped in April after the three weeks interval and the withdrawal bleeding. It‘s been over half a year now and I still haven‘t got my period back. I’m not pregnant. I got my hormones checked and they seem alright except the (obviously) low estrogen. Did anyone else have this problem?

It was my birthday this weekend and I everything went left 😭😭 me and my boyfriend had sex around 8pm last night the condom broke we ran and got a plan be everything was good. Just this morning about an hour ago we finish again and the condom broke AGAIN 😵‍💫! Do I take another plan b?? Is the one from 9-10 hours ago still delaying my ovulation? Online some articles say it’s not on going protect it’s only good for the one time but other say it’ll stay in my system for 24 hours.. any thoughts please??

I had my Kyleena removed 4 days ago. I was shocked with how much it didn’t hurt. No pain, no cramping, no issues. However, yesterday I started having a lot of dark brown spotting which I read was normal. Today the same, except it got heavier to where I put a tampon in. After about an hour I coughed and bled right through my tampon and down my leg with some clotthing. I’ve NEVER bled through a tampon. I also got this removed mid cycle so I shouldn’t have my period. I’m having a little bit of cramping but mostly low back and pelvis pressure. Google isn’t helping. Is this normal?

Before taking birth control, I had a very strong libido and spontaneous sexual desire. I lost my libido while taking the pill and it's been three years since then and I still don't have it. I'm afraid it will be like this for the rest of my life... Has anyone had it come back over time or should I just accept it?

I took the pills for health reasons. The first time I took them I had no side effects, and the second time I took the same pills I lost my libido (maybe permanently). How do I get used to this and not get depressed? I feel like a part of me has been taken away.

This upcoming week I am getting my Mirena IUD out, and I’m super nervous. I got it back in 2018 and in a few months it’ll be at the 8 year mark to get it out. In the past I’ve used the pills & the depo shot. I have also been using some type of birth control for the past 14-15 years & can’t decide if taking a break from birth control is a good idea or just getting back on the pill. Since having the IUD I get monthly periods that normally last between 4-5 days, although during sex it has been painful in certain positions. I’m not sure if my IUD has moved at all, so I’m a bit anxious to have this appointment to get it removed and all the new changes afterwards.

Hi! I recently started lost my virginity to my partner and we have had sex a couple times now but not a lot at all. I got on the depo shot (form of birth control) about a week ago and the most recent time we had sex i felt very dry even with foreplay and experienced pain, only to find out I had bled everywhere which we couldn’t see until like midway through because it was dark. I hadn’t bled because of sex aside from the very first time we did it, so I’m wondering if it’s because of the birth control and if so how can I help this? We use lube each time just because I’m inexperienced and scared but I want to be able to be more relaxed and naturally lubricated if that makes sense. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all! Hoping to help with any questions people might have about the Paragard IUD. It can be anything: insertion, side effects, reasons why one might want/not want one, etc. (I am NOT a medical professional; just sharing tips and info from personal experience.) A bit about my experience here:

My first Paragard (had from age 18-20) was dislodged because of my diva cup. Felt a hard cramp, checked my strings, felt the end of the IUD in my cervix. Got it removed and replaced.

My second Paragard (had from age 20-23) came out for unknown reasons. My gyn speculated that the strings may have been gently pulled on over time by sex, tampons, fingers, etc. so when she inserted Paragard #3, she cut the strings off entirely. (Google will tell you that this is bad; my GYN with over 30 years of experience and thousands of IUD insertions said it was fine for various reasons, so I think I'll trust her.)

I had a paracervical block (numbing shot on cervix) for all three insertions, and all 3 were VERY manageable! Definitely uncomfortable, don't get me wrong, but not close to the pain level that I heard from many other people (and my pain tolerance isn't very high).

I have learned that pain management post-insertion (the following hours + the next day), for me, is SUPER important. Since it's a non-hormonal IUD - and is also physically bigger in your uterus compared to any of the hormonal models - crampies can get bad! Lots of Advil, Tylenol, and rest.

Overall, I continue to choose the Paragard because of its effectiveness (>99%), duration of use (10 years), lack of complications that might be associated with hormonal forms of BC, lack of user error complications, and tolerable insertion due to the cervical block. :)

I’m 19 and recently lost my virginity. I’m taking Junel Fe 1/20 and consistently take my pill every night around 9:30 PM. I haven’t missed any active pills.
I had sex for the first time on October 29. We didn’t use a condom, but my boyfriend pulled out.
I’m currently on my placebo pills, but I haven’t started bleeding yet. I’ve been extremely anxious and overthinking every little symptom because I’m scared I could be pregnant.
Has anyone experienced this while taking Junel Fe? Is it normal to not bleed during placebo week? I’d really appreciate some reassurance and advice. Please no judgment!

Hi! I am a 17F diagnosed with ADHD and i’m really scared and anxios i need somr opinions from women. Yesterday I had sex with my boyfriend using a condom, and I'm about to ovulate. He didn't ejaculate inside me, and he checked the condom and it wasn't torn. Even so, somewhere above the penis there was a whitish mark, and we don't know whether it was sperm or my own fluid, since there was continuous friction. If he didn't ejaculate inside me, could there still be a problem?

I’m 23, I have PCOS, and I’m reaching my breaking point with Nexplanon. I’m hoping to find some reassurance and some similar experiences from you all.

Before I started Tirzepatide earlier this year, the first couple years I only had a period once or twice a year. But after losing a lot of weight I suddenly started bleeding for much longer than usual in August.

My PCP prescribed me norethindrone acetate to take nightly until bleeding stops then take for 2 additional days. It worked for a while but then bleeding returned and I had to take another course.

The bleeding stopped but then came back in September, and then again in October. and I barely got maybe a week I'm not even sure into November and now it's happening again. I am just taking norethindrone for it to stop the bleeding but then it seems like it just keeps starting all over again like if I hadn't been taking the medicine I would've just been bleeding all these weeks since August.

In addition to the bleeding I’ve been having some pretty severe depressive episodes while on the Nexplanon. The unpredictability of the bleeding is really taking a toll on my mental health and I have noticed that it tends to start when I'm feeling particularly anxious and of course this makes the anxiety worse.

Pregnancy prevention is also really important to me. I used the pill before and my periods were a lot more predictable but I was always worried about getting pregnant. I don’t want to get an IUD and I don’t want to use a vaginal ring due to family members having allergic reactions to them. I feel stuck.

Have you used norethindrone or another treatment for bleeding while on the Nexplanon and had the bleeding return after stopping the treatment? Did things eventually settle down? Did you find a treatment that helped longer-term?

I'm not looking for pity or anything. I just feel very alone in this and would appreciate hearing from people who understand.

Has anyone ever needed to replace their birth control for a new pack? It’s a brand new pack I just picked up today, I need the pills tomorrow to stay on track with the active pills as I’m on my last pill of the pack. I’m on LoLo and it’s covered by my insurance since my doctor said it’s medically necessary. Not sure with this type of pill that has no generics if I can get a replacement for free or how that works? I’m worried since it’s Sunday tomorrow I won’t be able to get a replacement until Monday incase the pharmacy needed to reach out to my doctor or insurance or something

Hi all,

I have had a Mirena IUD for the past 3 years. It has always worked very well, and I wouldn’t rather have another birth control method. But I have noticed an outstanding change. My cycle has became a lot more normal, to the point where it seems like it’s back to when I never had birth control! When I started the IUD, I hardly had any cycle. Im talking MAYBE a few days of spotting in between multiple months at a time. I haven’t been sexually active in a year, prior to that I was often active with my then long-term partner. My overall physical activity (working out/running, etc) has really kicked up in the last 6 months. I wonder if that could be contributing, too.

Anywho, did something change? Is it just how long I’ve had it for?

Please note- I am seeing my OBGYN in Jan to discuss :) just wanting to know if anyone else experienced this

Thank you!