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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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