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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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My generation (I'm 25) was abstinence only education. No intelligent conversations about sex in 8th & 11th grade for me! In America, IUDs gained a bad reputation back in the day as being unreliable or because they could lodge up in the uterus and make you sterile. Most places won't give you one here unless you're married and have one kid already for that reason. I do not want kids by birth so that wasn't a big worry for me (I'd actually prefer it).
Mirena is pretty high profile so IUDs are making a comeback now. Still, that's why a lot of women my age wouldn't have been familiar with the oft misunderstood IUD. |
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NightSky
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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My generation (I'm 25) was abstinence only education. No intelligent conversations about sex in 8th & 11th grade for me! In America, IUDs gained a bad reputation back in the day as being unreliable or because they could lodge up in the uterus and make you sterile. Most places won't give you one here unless you're married and have one kid already for that reason. I do not want kids by birth so that wasn't a big worry for me (I'd actually prefer it).
Mirena is pretty high profile so IUDs are making a comeback now. Still, that's why a lot of women my age wouldn't have been familiar with the oft misunderstood IUD. |
right, I get that, but I'm not referring to understanding exactly how it works or what its reputation is, I mean it's odd that an adult woman would not have encountered it at all, if not in daily life then in reading or on the internet or through discussions with other adult women?
unless the poster just meant she knew basically what it was but not ALL the ins and outs of it, so to speak.
and just a note that the reason that they want to give IUDs to married women is not because of the marriedness but because of having previously had a baby makes it more likely that the insertion/placement will be less painful. |
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sheilabocchine
Joined: 11 Feb 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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So with our Korean health insurance we can get an IUD?
That's the greatest news I've heard in a while! I tried getting one here, but I go to planned parenthood and because I've never had a child, they wouldn't give me the IUD.
I think that is ridiculous. For one it can be removed should I ever choose to reproduce, but I'm 29 years old. I've never wanted children and I don't see that changing anytime soon. I love kids, but don't want any of my own. I enjoy my freedom and I live for traveling. Children change everything.
For the ladies that have it, how did your PMS/Cramps change? I've been on birth control for 11 years and started taking it to regulate my cycles and to make them not so painful. It's the only medicine I take and would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to not be on it. BUT I don't want to die from cramps either.
I know the first year can be a little intense, but how intense are we talking? |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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The cramps were hardly an issue for me after the first three days.
Umm... I did bleed nonstop (more like spot) for 3-4 months. Since then, and I've had my Mirena for 4.5 years, I haven't had a period. I occasionally spot, but it's not regular. When not on BC, I had a 40 day menstrual cycle, with only medium flow 1 day, and light 2 days. I suspect I'm not meant to be a breeder.
I do still notice monthly hormonal changes since the meds are localized. But it doesn't make me bipolar like oral contraceptives (or the patch). To be honest, I really love it and I'm slightly blinded by the convenience factor to really weigh in on the risks.
I do not know if they have Mirena in SK. |
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NightSky
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:42 am Post subject: |
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http://www.mirena.co.kr/html/index.html
again, it's not ridiculous for them to refuse to give it to a single childless woman (unless you are sure they are refusing it on the basis of prejudice against your unmarried state) since it's proven to insert easier, risk of expulsion/infection is smaller etc. on a woman who has childbirthing experience.
still if you want to get it, try going to the severance hospital in Seoul.
hth |
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i_teach_esl
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| for balance: i too have an iud, the 10 year copper one. ive had it for 4 years. i have no children, and getting it was painless. it was a little uncomfortable at one point, but the whole process took less than 10 min and there was no pain. like another poster, my periods were much heavier for the first few months but have since returned to normal. |
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simone
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Now Mostly @ Home
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Gotta say, I'm never using hormonal bc again. I have had too much skin damage (melasma) reversed to ever do that again. Worth it, but paid over a mil at a dermo to get it all done. Totally saw the difference. I hardly ever wear concealer now.
Love the idea of BC, will get a copper IUD after the next kid. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Be smart and handle birth control purchases away from the area or town where you work. Many Korean pharmacists will call your school and seem to have no idea how to handle things with discretion. |
This is only the case if you live in a small town in the middle of nowhere. None of my friends were ever asked why they wanted contraception and their schools were never informed. |
I know a woman in Seoul who had this happen. Just be wise. |
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kbaileyoakes
Joined: 16 Apr 2010
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just want to throw my 2 cents in here...
my k-gf had an IUD, and it worked great. we were at it like rabbits for months and never had a problem.
one thing to note though, if ur male partner is a liitle "large" (as i am) especially in gurth, he can feel it. its not the most comfortable thing to be rubbing up against and can sometimes kill the whole mood.
there were times it was just too uncomfortable and i had to quit. so keep that in mind. my k-gf was really tiny, petite, maybe that had something to do with it or not. but just keep that in mind. |
Not sure why nobody has mentioned this yet, but no, you can't feel an IUD. It is physically impossible for the *beep* to enter the uterus. She was probably using Nuvaring. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| DorkothyParker wrote: |
My generation (I'm 25) was abstinence only education. No intelligent conversations about sex in 8th & 11th grade for me! In America, IUDs gained a bad reputation back in the day as being unreliable or because they could lodge up in the uterus and make you sterile. Most places won't give you one here unless you're married and have one kid already for that reason. I do not want kids by birth so that wasn't a big worry for me (I'd actually prefer it).
Mirena is pretty high profile so IUDs are making a comeback now. Still, that's why a lot of women my age wouldn't have been familiar with the oft misunderstood IUD. |
Sex education in the States varies markedly depending on what region you're from. Being the same age as you, I was never subjected to abstinence only sex ed, and the condom discussions started in sixth grade. |
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