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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject: Medical question for the women on here... |
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Has anyone here gotten an IUD in Korea? If so, what type/brand was it? The brand used in the US is called Paraguard, and I'm hoping that it's available somewhere in Korea, as it would make it easier when I come back to the US, in case it needs to be dealt with back home.
Thanks in advance!
*Edit: I'm speaking of the copper ones, specifically. I can't use the plastic ones, as they contain hormones, which I can't have. Yes, I know the side effects, but due to my own personal physical stuff (explained in some of the comments below), it shouldn't be a problem. I've been researching IUDs for a good 4 months, and so I know quite a bit about them already. I would have gotten one here (in the US), but I ran out of time.
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, can't help with this one. My uterus is IUD free. |
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Orchidelirium
Joined: 09 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Are you really sure about getting an IUD? Even with one approved by the American FDA, there are a lot of side effects (spotting, cramps, scar tissue, etc). There are other permanent/semi-permanent birth control options, like shots, etc...
Anyhow, Yonsei University (Sinchon) Severance Hospital can help you. It's the only place I would go to for medical care, in Korea. You'll need to request an appointment with a gynecologist:
International Clinic
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Orchidelirium wrote: |
Are you really sure about getting an IUD? Even with one approved by the American FDA, there are a lot of side effects (spotting, cramps, scar tissue, etc). There are other permanent/semi-permanent birth control options, like shots, etc...
Anyhow, Yonsei University (Sinchon) Severance Hospital can help you. It's the only place I would go to for medical care, in Korea. You'll need to request an appointment with a gynecologist:
International Clinic
82222285800 |
Yep, been checked for one in the US already. Would have gotten one here, but I ran out of time.
Re: side effects -
cramps/increased periods: I have one-day periods with minimal cramping naturally, so anything else would likely just bring me up to normal, which is fine with me.
scar tissue: Not exactly "fine with me", but considering I'm not really supposed to have children anyway, it's not the end of the world. I'm getting an IUD because nobody will give a 25 year old a tubal ligation, and it's the closest thing.
IUDs, according to essentially every doctor I have ever seen, are essentially my only option. I can't take hormonal birth control because the medication I have to take effects its efficacy and vice versa (the hormones in both BCP and the shots reduce my meds to about 50% blood serum levels, and my meds also reduce hormonal BC to about 50% efficacy, so they're pointless). That rules out shots and pills. Condoms are too unreliable for me to comfortably rely on for the rest of my life.
So, yeah. |
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i_teach_esl
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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i have nothing to contribute in terms of getting an IUD here, but i'd like to stand up for them: i got one back home around 2 years ago. i have the copper one with no hormones. it wasnt painful, periods and cramps were worse for 3-4 months, then evened out. im fine. you risk side effects w/anything you do to your body.
a slightly older gal like me (32) is sure glad to have sex (always with a condom) with a reliable back up. if you know you arent ready for kids, kudos to exploring every option there is to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. better to make a choice like this now, than to face a different kind of choice later.
*edited for spelling
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| i_teach_esl wrote: |
i have nothing to contribute in terms of getting an IUD here, but i'd like to stand up for them: i got one back home around 2 years ago. im fine. you risk side effects w/anything you do to your body.
a slightly older gal like me (32) is sure glad to have sex (always with a condom) with a reliable back up. if you know you arent ready for kids, kudos to exploring every option there is to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. better to make a choice like this now, than to face a different kind of choice later. |
Yeah, I always use a condom (these days at least. when I was on hormonal BC, I used one about 90% of the time), but it would be nice to have a backup.
Not only am I not ready for kids, I really have been recommended not to have any at all. I have a rather shitty disorder with about a 75% pass-on rate, and frankly, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, so unless they come up with a perfect cure, I won't be having kids. Plus, it'll be nice to be able to spend that money on myself and my partner instead.  |
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thatwhitegirl
Joined: 31 Jan 2007
Location: ROK
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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I have one (Mirena), but got it in the UK. There were some side-effects. Kinda crappy for about 6-8 months. But now, 2 years later, I am so glad I have it. Makes life easier.
Sorry I can't recommend a place to get one, but I can vouch for Mirena. |
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| thatwhitegirl wrote: |
I have one (Mirena), but got it in the UK. There were some side-effects. Kinda crappy for about 6-8 months. But now, 2 years later, I am so glad I have it. Makes life easier.
Sorry I can't recommend a place to get one, but I can vouch for Mirena. |
Yeah, sadly I have to get the copper one (can't have hormones). I'm mostly trying to find out if I can get one of the ones used in the US, in Korea, so that if something comes up when I'm back in the US, it will be easier to deal with. |
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Snowflake
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a mirena fitted at Yonsei Severance Hospital with Dr Kwon and I had no problems. It did hurt when it was being fitted but a day or so after I was fine. That was in September last year and I have no side effects, no PMT or periods at all now. I'd recommend it. |
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Snowflake wrote: |
| I had a mirena fitted at Yonsei Severance Hospital with Dr Kwon and I had no problems. It did hurt when it was being fitted but a day or so after I was fine. That was in September last year and I have no side effects, no PMT or periods at all now. I'd recommend it. |
Yeah, unfortunately I have to get the copper one, as I can't have any hormones (which is how the mirena works). They make your periods heavier supposedly, but my periods only last about a day as it is, so I think I can deal with having a normal period.
And yeah, I know quite a bit about them (I researched them for a good 4 months), I just ran out of time to get one here (in the US). But, hopefully I will be able to get one over in Korea. |
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Snowflake
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| driftingfocus wrote: |
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| I had a mirena fitted at Yonsei Severance Hospital with Dr Kwon and I had no problems. It did hurt when it was being fitted but a day or so after I was fine. That was in September last year and I have no side effects, no PMT or periods at all now. I'd recommend it. |
Yeah, unfortunately I have to get the copper one, as I can't have any hormones (which is how the mirena works). They make your periods heavier supposedly, but my periods only last about a day as it is, so I think I can deal with having a normal period.
And yeah, I know quite a bit about them (I researched them for a good 4 months), I just ran out of time to get one here (in the US). But, hopefully I will be able to get one over in Korea. |
Ah ok - missed your last post. I'd give Yonsei a call then, I guess they'll do the copper IUD as well. |
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dr. love
Joined: 09 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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The women's health center at our hospital uses the Multiload by Organon.
http://www.organon.co.uk/products/gynaecology/contraception/multiload.asp
Yonsei is a very good hospital, but it is not the only one in Seoul.
I would be happy to introduce a specialist to you from our university hospital.
If you'd like a referral or have more questions feel free to send me a pm. |
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Cerriowen
Joined: 03 Jun 2006
Location: Pocheon
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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I got the MERANDA (spelling?)
I had it done at a women's clinic in Bundang.
It cost 300,000w
Insurance doesn't cover it
Lasts for 5 years. Made of plasic. Highly effective. Lowers your cramps/period pains. Painful to be put in, and taken out, but the five years in between are great.
Beware the metal ones. They can make your periods WORSE and heavier. |
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Cerriowen wrote: |
I got the MERANDA (spelling?)
I had it done at a women's clinic in Bundang.
It cost 300,000w
Insurance doesn't cover it
Lasts for 5 years. Made of plasic. Highly effective. Lowers your cramps/period pains. Painful to be put in, and taken out, but the five years in between are great.
Beware the metal ones. They can make your periods WORSE and heavier. |
I have to get the copper one, sadly. I can't take any meds with hormones in them, which is what the Mirena (the plastic one) has. Thankfully, my periods, as they are now (which is to say naturally) only last about a day and a half, and I get about an hour of cramps total, so having more intense period will probably only bring me up to average. Plus, the copper ones work for 10 years, which is great, because by that point, maybe *someone* will finally tie my tubes for me. Here's hoping. And, the copper ones are generally vastly cheaper as well.
Yeah, I've researched these for about four months, so I know all the processes/side effects/whatnot. Just was hoping to find out which brand of the copper ones are used in Korea. |
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Snowflake
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Cerriowen wrote: |
I got the MERANDA (spelling?)
I had it done at a women's clinic in Bundang.
It cost 300,000w
Insurance doesn't cover it
Lasts for 5 years. Made of plasic. Highly effective. Lowers your cramps/period pains. Painful to be put in, and taken out, but the five years in between are great.
Beware the metal ones. They can make your periods WORSE and heavier. |
Do you mean the Mirena? 300k??? Insurance does cover it! It did at Yonsei anyway. I think mine was about 160k with insurance. |
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