IUD for teens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a heterosexual cisgendered woman who has been dodging unwanted pregnancy for what feels like a million years and the mom of a teen (though a boy), I am very much pro-IUD. I wish I'd been able to get on that bandwagon when I was a teenager.

I think suggesting she talk to the gyno about the Mirena is a good idea. I'm sure both you and the gyno will tell her this if you have't already, but she still needs to use condoms to protect against STIs.

Yeah, I'm not going to use these terms. Ever. Nice try, though.

No one told you to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IUDs can cause heavier and more painful periods- they did for me but they are totally worth it for me.

That's Paraguard. Mirena does the opposite.

Thanks for that info. Yes, I have paraguard. I did not want Mirena b/c of the hormones. Maybe I'll look into it in 10 years when I am up for an upgrade.

[Anonymous]

There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

There are risks with every method of contraception. And then there are also risks from not using contraception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

There are risks with every method of contraception. And then there are also risks from not using contraception.

All the more reason to abstain from sex during high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

There are risks with every method of contraception. And then there are also risks from not using contraception.

All the more reason to abstain from sex during high school.

So let's just tell all the kids not to have sex and the problem will be solved. Oh wait...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way in hell. While they are very safe, if something goes wrong, you're possibly putting her future fertility at risk.

Look at Nexplanon. Even more effective, less risk.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine totally ruined my health - heavy periods and weird discharge . My body did not like have a foreign object in it.
I wouldn't recommend it.

It seems like a big threat to a teen would be sexually transmitted diseases - herpes, chlymydia , gonorrhea, AIDS ?
Seems like conform use would be a much better idea.

No reason you can't use an IUD and a condom.

They won't, trust me.
All of the girls in college who were on the pill didn't use condoms either.
Men are always looking for a reason not to wear a condom and if they find out you are already on birth control - forget it.
It's not happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way in hell. While they are very safe, if something goes wrong, you're possibly putting her future fertility at risk.

Look at Nexplanon. Even more effective, less risk.

I'm not sure about the risk issue but I have a Nexplanon and really like it. The IUD (full disclosure, it was a Paragard, not a Mirena) gave me awful cramps which I absolutely do not have otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine totally ruined my health - heavy periods and weird discharge . My body did not like have a foreign object in it.
I wouldn't recommend it.

It seems like a big threat to a teen would be sexually transmitted diseases - herpes, chlymydia , gonorrhea, AIDS ?
Seems like conform use would be a much better idea.

No reason you can't use an IUD and a condom.

They won't, trust me.
All of the girls in college who were on the pill didn't use condoms either.
Men are always looking for a reason not to wear a condom and if they find out you are already on birth control - forget it.
It's not happening.

In that case your argument is: girls should use not-very-effective method of contraception in order to prevent transmission of STDs.

I don't think much of that argument.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

There are risks with every method of contraception. And then there are also risks from not using contraception.

All the more reason to abstain from sex during high school.

Why limit it to high school? All the more reason to abstain altogether, for one's lifetime, except for procreation.

And yet, in real life, people don't seem to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way in hell. While they are very safe, if something goes wrong, you're possibly putting her future fertility at risk.

Look at Nexplanon. Even more effective, less risk.

I'm not sure about the risk issue but I have a Nexplanon and really like it. The IUD (full disclosure, it was a Paragard, not a Mirena) gave me awful cramps which I absolutely do not have otherwise.

I have the nexplanon too. I love it. Never have my period which is great as I believe my period is trying to kill me. I'm on my second, though the first one got lost in my muscle tissue after which my dr wanted to me to get the paraguard but the insertion was so painful, that we went back to another nexplanon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine totally ruined my health - heavy periods and weird discharge . My body did not like have a foreign object in it.
I wouldn't recommend it.

It seems like a big threat to a teen would be sexually transmitted diseases - herpes, chlymydia , gonorrhea, AIDS ?
Seems like conform use would be a much better idea.

No reason you can't use an IUD and a condom.

They won't, trust me.
All of the girls in college who were on the pill didn't use condoms either.
Men are always looking for a reason not to wear a condom and if they find out you are already on birth control - forget it.
It's not happening.

I have to agree with this, I remember myself in college and condoms were for when someone was "new" or a random, and its not just guys- I hated and still hate condoms and got rid of them as soon as my relationship was serious/ exclusive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: There are risks with IUD's, such as uterus preforation, and I won't allow my minor dds' to get that device. They have researched them and don't want them, either.

This. There's a lot of money to be made by too many people if all American parents of teenage girls believe that IUDs are largely without risk and a good idea. I think it defies logic that it would be a good idea to implant a foreign object into a young teen's uterus, which will stop her cycles (if the IUD is hormonal)...all at the very time her body is supposed to be adjusting to its new capabilities and growing. This is the first generation of young teen women who will be implanted with these things, so there's hardly decades of evidence pointing to this being an actually a low risk thing to do.

Yeah, there are plenty of resources saying it's fine...but there are also plenty of resources that claim that epidurals don't interfere with labor...and there are also plenty of studies that say once an old silicone breast implant has ruptured that the leaky silicone doesn't cause health issues.

IUDs for teens are likely good as a matter of public health for certain portions of the population who are never going to use condoms or take the pill reliably, but I think they are likely a lousy choice for many individual teens.

[Anonymous]

IUDs for teens are likely good as a matter of public health for certain portions of the population who are never going to use condoms or take the pill reliably

You don't agree that teens fall into that category?