Getting a coil or IUD but never pregnant?!
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I am 23 and have been on the pill since I was 17 - standard pill for 2 years and ever since I have been using the pop/mini pill. Trouble is I have been getting heavier periods, mood swings and lack of sex drive for a while now. I would love to come off hormonal contraceptives but absolutely do not want a baby.
But the fact that I have not given birth means I can't find a doctor who will consider the coil as an option for me. Why would they be so against it and do I have a right to demand this treatment? I live in the UK.
Answers: Hi thanks for looking
I am 23 and have been on the pill since I was 17 - standard pill for 2 years and ever since I have been using the pop/mini pill. Trouble is I have been getting heavier periods, mood swings and lack of sex drive for a while now. I would love to come off hormonal contraceptives but absolutely do not want a baby.
But the fact that I have not given birth means I can't find a doctor who will consider the coil as an option for me. Why would they be so against it and do I have a right to demand this treatment? I live in the UK.
Hi, I live in the UK too and had the Mirena coil put in when I was 38. I've never had a baby or been pregnant. Some women use the coil as their preferred method of contraception and have it taken out when they want to have a baby. My GP referred me to a gynaecologist because of heavy bleeding and he thought the coil would sort out the problem. I can't understand why you aren't able to find a doctor who will consider it. Have you asked your GP to explain to you why he/she does not want you to have it? If you don't get a satisfactory explanation, ask if you can be referred to a gynaecologist. Hope this helps.
Just to add: the coil is still a contraceptive which releases a hormone into your system- so some women still find it doesn't agree with them. You can have just as many side effects with it as with the pill.
I would like to share another option to you. It's called a diaphragm. It works without the hormones that does this kind of thing, and worse. It's like a female condom, you can't feel or see it and neither can he. You put a little on the rim, which seals it and kills any trouble makers. If you follow directions as to how to use it exactly, it's as effective as the pill. Without the possibility of messing up your hormones. The doctor will fit it to get the right size and to show you how to put it in. It's easier than to remember to take a pill everyday, you only have to remember it when you will have sex. If periods are an issue regarding sex, it won't be anymore. The diaphragm holds the blood over night. It was my favorite bc method. However like the pill, it doesn't protect against std's, or the possibility of getting a disease that will kill you.
peace