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You are welcome to see that discussion and also please tell me about your experiences on here as well. I wanted to put this out there for anyone looking for a more recent forum on the topic of the Paragard IUD.
I have had the Paraguard IUD for about 2 and a half years now and what I feel is simply horrible!
At the beginning of Feb 2013, when i did NOT feel my strings while in the shower one day. I immediately went to my Dr. she confirmed they werent there so she gave me an ultrasound "the string had simply curled up inside" is what she said. That didnt sound very safe because iv heard of stories of it getting lodged into the uterus and causing major problems. She assured me it was in its right place and she doesnt think it will move from there.
Prior to this, my symptoms were:
Periods lasting almost 10 days with VERY heavy bleeding.
Cramping and all over body ache
Lower back pain
Fatigue
Struggled to get out of bed, even after a "good nigh sleep"
Anxiety
Major mood swings
Little to Zero sex drive, upset husband because of that
Depression, crying for no apparent reason
Lose and Gain weight with no effort
Most recently - Major hair loss and close to fainting Dizziness
To be honest with you, I had NEVER put any of these symptoms together like this before. I just knew i felt weird but didnt really put much thought about what was the problem.
My excuses were always:
(3-4 days prior) "im about to get my period soon"
(10 days) "im on my period"
(3-4 days after) "i just got off my period a few days ago"
So in reality I only felt Ok or close to Good for about a week or so. And i felt like my life revolved around my period.
I have spent the last month or so searching online for answers as far as vitamins, hair products, even hormonal imbalances because of my hair loss. I knew the heavy periods were from the IUD but i simply had no idea the rest of my symptoms were going to point back to my IUD as well!!
I feel so disappointed because had i known these were the assured symptoms associated with Paraguard, i never would've gotten it. I also feel extremely disappointed in myself for making my body go through all these horrible things and i feel even worse that it had to take my hair falling out for me to finally take a second look at what i had put in my body over two years ago.
As far as pregnancy prevention, it really does deliver, but i feel like all the other side effects associated with Paraguard that the doctors don't mention is clearly not worth it.
I am truly thankful i found all the information about Paragard on that forum as well other research iv done on my own about the Paragard. If you or anyone you know has a Paragard, please inform her and yourself about all the symptoms that most doctors wont tell you!! There are some very vital information on that link i provided above. please read through a few of them and you will see that many of your symptoms may actually be Paragard's fault
I will make sure to keep everyone posted on my journey towards getting the Paraguard removed and the changes i start to see once its gone from my body.View Thread
I'm going to jump straight to the point.
day 1- insertion
went Ok and Really didn't hurt until that night with cramping and spotting.
day 2- cramping Really bad and bleeding
day 3- pretty much stopped.
time for aunt flo to visit
the week before severe cramping and bloating ( looked like i was pregnant).
then the bleeding... all i can say is i didnt know i could bleed so much with out dying.
the cramping got worse so that i was laying down in the fetal position.
doc told me things would start to look up in a few months when my body got used to the new bc. well doc it didnt! it got worse!
now this is what i deal with:
cramping
bloating
joints in knees hips and elbows hurt
bouts of depression
acne in strange places
low.sex drive
painful sex (like someone is stabbing me in my reproductive organs)
foul smell after sex and period
period that lasts 7-10 days of outrageously heavy bleeding where i get dizzy spells and feel extremely weak
now they tell you it is "hormone free" but copper messes with your zinc levels which in turn messes with your hormones.
then.your body's natural recation is to eat more to replace the lost zinc hince you gain weight.
no one warns you against half or more of these. the docs are also poorly informed. so inform yourself and do the research before you get any form of birth control. if it sounds to good to be true, usually it is!
one more thing, theres also the obvious implantaion or expulsion risk with any iud.View Thread
Walmart sells Lavitra for $20.00 a pill. I understand that Viagra is even more.
My doctor gave me some samples of Lavitra, and they work. Walmart used to sell them for $10.00 per pill, but now $20.00.
It looks like sex has become very expensive. And more infrequent.
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Everything in the relationship is great. We share a lot with each other, we enjoy spending time together, we have much in common yet we are still different, and we care about each other very much.
However, back in October 2013, I had genital warts. So I had to remain abstinent until I got the ok sign from my doctor. Finally just last week (the first week of April) my doctor said I was all cleared. I told my boyfriend and he seemed happy for me but something else as well. I couldn't figure it out.
Yesterday I finally asked him if he still felt like being intimate with me and he took awhile to answer Finally he said he wasn't sure. We got into a big discussion that left us with many questions to think about. Basically, what he told me is that he was happy with the relationship while I had to remain abstinent but when I was finally cleared he became worried about finally being able to have sex with me again. He explained he wasn't sure if he wanted to start being intimate again after not being romantic and intimate for so long, and that he wasn't sure why he doesn't want to.
That area is still very grey. I'm just not understanding what could make someone's desire to fizzle out when everything is wonderful.
What are some steps I can take to improve the situation? Are there are recommended books to read?
I just feel very lost.View Thread
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I was thinking of just using a vibrator while we have sex but I don't know. He has the worst self-esteem and I have to be careful about saying anything that might mean he's not absolutely terrific. Plus he sees masturbation as him not being good enough. He thinks masturbation is the same as me cheating with another man. I don't agree but that's how he feels.
I just know if I bring it up he's going to have a fit and I don't want to deal with it. But last time I left the house he found my sex toys and that was not a pleasant experience. I love my husband but I don't want to live the rest of my life without an orgasm. I feel like he has me between a rock and a hard place with his freaking low self-esteem. I don't know what to do.
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I'm 42 years old, and I've had a very high sex drive my entire life. It's really starting to affect my life now. I thought it would falter at some point, but it doesn't appear so.
I wake with an erection everyday. I get an erection just by sitting next to a woman, at any time. I travel a lot, and if I sit next to a woman on a plane I have an erection the entire flight (even if it's a 2 hour flight). I ejaculate everyday, and when I travel, I ejaculate 2 - 4 times a day. I'm also multi-orgasmic, in that I can orgasm 2 or 3 times without losing my erection.
I know this is not normal, but I don't know what to do about it.
Thoughts?View Thread
Please help me figure out this problem, I want to get my groove back
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2.If so, what percentage of those patients might show negative in blood test?
3.Is any of the blood tests (Western Blot, HerpeSelect, POCkit, etc.) less sensitive to the impact of the antiviral medicines, thus able to show that a patients is indeed herpes positive in a blood test?
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