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All About: IUD | All About: the Ring

 

pic IUD (intrauterine device)

The IUD is a small piece of "T-shaped" plastic device placed in your uterus to keep you from getting pregnant.

There are types of of IUD: non-hormonal and hormonal. Both types work awesomely well and are recommended for teens to use. Talk to your HCP (health care provider) about which IUD would be best for you.

Non-hormonal IUD: Paragard Hormonal IUD: Mirena
picWith copper component in the IUD, Paragard can be used up to 10 years. Girls and women who use this IUD may have heavier bleeding and cramping duing their periods, but no side effects from hormones. Hormonal IUD -- Mirena, works for up to 5 years. After a few months, women have lighter and fewer periods than they did before, with less cramping. Periods may even stop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How well does the IUD work? How do I get an IUD?
IUD is very good at preventing pregnancy -- it is 99% effective. Only 1 out of every 100 women who use an IUD for one year may get pregnant. In other words, you're more likely to die by cattle-related injuries pic(i.e. Bessie kicking you) than you are getting pregnant. In fact, 108 people died every year from bovine-related traumas than women getting pregnant on IUDs. You must go to a HCP (health care provider) S/he can put the IUD in your uterus any time of the month, even during your period.

 

What do Teen girls like about using the IUD? what are some dislikes? Are there any problems using it?
•   Once the IUD is in place, you don't have to do anything else to keep from getting pregnant.
•   This is a method you can use without others knowing it.
•   Some girls have cramping and bleeding, and perhaps a backache, for a few minutes or hours after the IUD is put in.
•   Some girls have more bleeding and cramping during their periods with the copper IUD during early use.
•   The IUD won't stay in SOME women's bodies.
•   Girls who use Mirena IUD may have headaches, mood changes, or tender breasts. These prob's may last for up to 6 months.
How is the IUD put in?

Your HCP uses a very thin plastic tube to slip the IUD into your uterus. mirena

•   It slips through your vagina and cervix (the opening to the uterus).
•   the IUD stays in your uterus.
•   The clinician takes the thin tube out.
•   It takes just a few minutes.
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When it is put in, it may be uncomfortable, or even a little painful for a little while.

There will be a short string or two that you can feel.

1. Check the string each month to make sure the IUD is in place. .

2. To feel the string, put your finger into your vagina as far as you can.

IUD may not be Safe for some teens Watch for warning signs

Talk to your HCP about any health problems you may have. For ex:

•   If you have had an infection of the uterus or tubes in the last 3 months.
•   If you have vaginal bleeding for no known reason.
•   If you have cancer.

 

Call your HCP RIGHT AWAY if:

•   your string feels longer or shorter.
•   you can feel part of the IUD coming through your cervix.
•   You miss your period or think you might be pregnant.
•   You have cramping or heavy bleeding.
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You have chills or fever. You also have a discharge from your vagina that is not normal.

 
REMEMBER, the IUD does not protect you from HIV or STI's. Use condoms (men + women) when you have sex to protect yourself from these diseases, esp. if you have multiple partners.

 

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All About... The Ring

ringThe birth control RING is a small soft ring you put in your vagina once a month to keep from getting pregnant. The ring is made of soft and flexible plastic. It has 2 kinds of hormones in it like the ones made in your body. These hormones keep your eggs from leaving your ovaries and thus, prevent pregnancy!

How does the Ring work? How well does it work?

Once a month, the woman puts a new ring into her vagina and the hormones are taken into her body through the skin of her vagina. 3 weeks later, she takes it out and throws it away. After 7 days, she puts in a new ring.

This way the hormones stay at the level needed to keep her from getting pregnant.

The ring is very good at keeping you from getting pregnant. Only about 1 to 8 women out of 100 who use the ring for a year get pregnant.
How do I get the Ring? What are some 'likes' about the Ring? What are some dislikes?

You must got to a HCP (healthcare provider). You should tell your provider about:

1. any health prob's you may have.

2. any med's you may be taking.
•   it does not interrupt having sex.
•   easy to use; a woman puts ring in herself.
•   easy to check to make sure the ring is in place.
•   regulate your periods
•   a few teen girls may have prob's with side effects.
•   some have a discharge or some discomfort.
•   some girls may not feel comfortable putting the ring in the vagina.
How do I use the Ring? What if it falls out?

When you use the ring for the very first time, put it in your vagina no later than the 5th day of your period. For just the first 7 days, use another BC method, like condoms.

The ring is easy to put in your vagina. Here's how:

•   wash and dry your hands.
•   take a big, deep breathe.
•   squeeze the ring together b/w your thumbs and fingers.
•   Slip it into your vagina.
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Push it as far back into your vagina as you can. The ring can be in any place in your vagina. It will still work.

Leave the ring in your vagina for 3 weeks.

•   DO NOT take it out when you have sex.
•   You or your partner should not feel it.

After 3 weeks, take the ring out:

•   Hook your finger in the ring, gently pull it out.
•   Throw it in a trashcan away from children or pets.
•   Wait 7 days. You will get your period during this time.

After 7 days, put a new ring in your vagina. Be sure to put the new ring in on the same day of the week you put in the ring before.

 

 

If the ring falls out, wash it and just put it back in right away. if it is lost, put a new ring in for a new 21-day period.

If the ring has been out of your vagina for more than 3 hours:

•   Put the ring back in your vagina right away.
•   Use another method, like condoms, for 7 days.

Ask your HCP about emergency contraceptive pills.

What about side effects?

Some side effects of the ring are due to the hormones:

•   Headaches
•   Nausea or breast tenderness
•   Changes in your period, or spotting and bleeding b/w periods. Also, mood and sex drive changes.

 
The Ring may not be safe for some girls to take

Talk to your HCP about any health problems you may have, such as:

•   You smoke
•   You have high blood pressure or diabetes.
•   You have had blood clots or a stroke.

 
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