Contraceptive Choices
From condoms to cervical caps to hormonal rings, patches, and many types of birth control pills, today we have so many contraception options from which to choose!

What birth control do you use? What are your birth control's pros? Its cons? Are you thinking of switching to something else?

Happy to have my Mirena

Posted by: Topaz11 on Sun Jan 31, 2010

I'm currently using the Mirena IUD. Here are my pros/cons...
Pros:
-Never have to think about it (except to check strings occassionaly)
-Lasts 5 years and I can take it out when I'm ready to conceive again
-Light periods

Cons:
-Although it this doesn't happen to everyone, I had really painful insertion of the device. Hurt like a son of a gun + cramping after for a day.
-More discharge throughout the month
-My period may be light, but it actually lingers longer for me

This was a good choice for me. I would definitely use it again in the future. Despite the cons, my pros totally outweigh them.

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