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 Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:47 pm
...called a Mirena!
Homan..it's one of those things that is a pain in the a** to get, but so far it feels like it's totally worth it.
My health insurance covered most of it, and in case the ladies out there are wondering..yes, it hurts..a lot, to put in. Like "Dude..I know you counted to three for me and everything but..wtf was THAT!? Owwies.."
Other than that..it feels great not to worry about taking a pill every day..this thing is statistically just as good as sterilization and it lasts for five whole years..hot damn!
*giddy*
Any of you childfree ladies thought about getting one? I might be able to answer some questions if you have em >_>
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:41 pm
No thanks. Additional hormones give me the heebie jeebies >.> I stick with condoms.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 2:52 am
Back over the summer that was suggested as perhaps something for me to try by the doctor, however I'm still pretty darn set on what I do want done and probably just once I get some other things taken care of first, I can get what I really want. If that thing does have additional hormone screwing properties like Sanguina said, then yeah, I do want to avoid it; I really want to avoid stuff that would mess with my hormones. However, great to hear you managed to get something pretty reliable and more convenient and semi-long term. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 4:56 am
Congratulations! I have a Paragard, same deal but no hormones. I'm in love with it.
My insurance didn't cover any of it but I bought it and it shipped to the doctor's office and then he only charged 25.00 for insertion and follow-up. It's getting close to the 10 year mark (it's been about 7) and I'm not sure if I want another one or Essure or something next.
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 3:17 pm
Essure is what I want. I've also been told by my doctor there is somebody around here who would do it. I kind of wonder about the reluctance any doctor may have toward doing that on somebody young no matter how well the person has considered the issue, since though it is a sterilization procedure, technically the only thing stopping pregnancy is getting something from point A to point B, otherwise everything is still there and probably functional. Worst case scenario if somebody freaked out and regretted it, they could probably still get an egg extracted the same way they take them out of egg donors (a needle of some sort or something, right?) and then relocate the thing to where it needs to be, or worst case scenario, once it is out have it artificially inseminated and have somebody else play incubator for it.
That's interesting though that you could just order the thing yourself and have the doctor put it in. Good news, really. I've gotten so used to bureaucratic bull s**t meddling in the field of medicine I just had assumed nobody would be allowed to purchase those things who wasn't licensed in medicine or somehow employed by a hospital or doctors office to get their supplies for them. How much was the device itself anyway, if you can remember?
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 8:04 pm
Weeeelll..First I was on the pill, then that one got too expensive so I was switched to another one. On the first pill I was fine..on the new one I was totally ******** up, like, bigtime. o_O So far Mirena hasn't been doing anything to make me feel weird, so eh, It's not really a concern about hormones, but WHICH hormones I guess.
I really want the essure procedure too, blue. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to nickel or not so I'm kinda scared that I won't be able to get it one day. >_< I really hope I can..
The mirena and the appointment for the placement were both mostly covered by my insurance. At the end of the day I only paid 100 for the device itself and 25 for the doctor visit. 3nodding Before I got this done, I was paying 135 for three months worth of b/c pills at a time..goddamn things are WAY too expensive now.
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 10:26 am
My Paragard was around 450 at the time but it has since gone up to almost 500. Here's a link to their pricing page. I think I want Essure next time too. the only thing I am concerned about is the three months you have to wait for it to work. I know that's not very long but I'm allergic to latex and won't use hormones so I guess it would be no sex until the thing was confirmed. Paragard starts working pretty much instantly. It was several days before I felt up to trying it out though. I think if you have a good supportive doctor who knows you well they can determine if you're serious enough to get permanent sterilization. As you said bluecherry, the way doctors are all too happy to harvest eggs and implant them these days, it seems like it would be an easy way around the permanence if you should ever change your mind. I honestly don't know why some doctors are reluctant to provide even IUDs to younger women who meet the physical criteria. They very rarely cause damage. I think maybe it's more about them not wanting people to go have reckless sex with multiple partners than about wanting kids in the future.
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 3:38 am
Luckily, I live in the UK, so contraception is entirely free here and I could get something fitted for free too smile I've been on the pill since I was 17 and had an abortion (caused by slippage of condom - I've not trusted them on their own since!). I've been on this same pill for quite a few years and its suits me well.
My mother is on at me to get some sort of IUD fitted because she just got one a couple of weeks ago. Considering the pain she's in and the invasive-ness of the procedure, I'm scared to do it. Although it does sound less hassle than anything else razz
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 6:11 pm
Foxglow Luckily, I live in the UK, so contraception is entirely free here and I could get something fitted for free too smile I've been on the pill since I was 17 and had an abortion (caused by slippage of condom - I've not trusted them on their own since!). I've been on this same pill for quite a few years and its suits me well. My mother is on at me to get some sort of IUD fitted because she just got one a couple of weeks ago. Considering the pain she's in and the invasive-ness of the procedure, I'm scared to do it. Although it does sound less hassle than anything else razz Free birth control? I wannntss..... Mmmmh...the pain for me is like regular old cramps..at first it sucks because your body is still adjusting, but as more time passes, the more I feel all nice and normal again. Right now I just get some intermittent cramping but other than that it's fine. Eventually I might just stop getting periods and cramps altogether..*crosses fingers*
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:37 pm
The_Thread _Reaper Weeeelll..First I was on the pill, then that one got too expensive so I was switched to another one. On the first pill I was fine..on the new one I was totally ******** up, like, bigtime. o_O So far Mirena hasn't been doing anything to make me feel weird, so eh, It's not really a concern about hormones, but WHICH hormones I guess. I really want the essure procedure too, blue. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to nickel or not so I'm kinda scared that I won't be able to get it one day. >_< I really hope I can.. The mirena and the appointment for the placement were both mostly covered by my insurance. At the end of the day I only paid 100 for the device itself and 25 for the doctor visit. 3nodding Before I got this done, I was paying 135 for three months worth of b/c pills at a time..goddamn things are WAY too expensive now.
Wow, that really does sound like the new BC method was a definite win in the cost/benefit department, emphasis on the "cost" part. That does sound like a pretty reasonable total cost for something that will keep you from getting pregnant for around five years.
Isn't there any kind of simple way to test if you are allergic to nickel? I know the tests for other kinds of allergies are pretty basic, just involving going to the doctor, rubbing a spot with the substance being tested, and then having the doctor observe what happens to that spot.
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:33 pm
bluecherry The_Thread _Reaper Weeeelll..First I was on the pill, then that one got too expensive so I was switched to another one. On the first pill I was fine..on the new one I was totally ******** up, like, bigtime. o_O So far Mirena hasn't been doing anything to make me feel weird, so eh, It's not really a concern about hormones, but WHICH hormones I guess. I really want the essure procedure too, blue. I'm not sure if I'm allergic to nickel or not so I'm kinda scared that I won't be able to get it one day. >_< I really hope I can.. The mirena and the appointment for the placement were both mostly covered by my insurance. At the end of the day I only paid 100 for the device itself and 25 for the doctor visit. 3nodding Before I got this done, I was paying 135 for three months worth of b/c pills at a time..goddamn things are WAY too expensive now.
Wow, that really does sound like the new BC method was a definite win in the cost/benefit department, emphasis on the "cost" part. That does sound like a pretty reasonable total cost for something that will keep you from getting pregnant for around five years.
Isn't there any kind of simple way to test if you are allergic to nickel? I know the tests for other kinds of allergies are pretty basic, just involving going to the doctor, rubbing a spot with the substance being tested, and then having the doctor observe what happens to that spot.I actually just got my bill from the obgyn..the total cost of everything (insertion and the device) after health insurance was 98 dollars. Yay for United Healthcare xD I think at my next gyno appointment I'll ask about essure, or I'll ask when my 5 years are up. By then I'll be 25 and more doctors will probably talk to me seriously about it. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:11 am
Yup, that sounds like pretty good deal for you.
Hmm, hopefully by 25 it will be easier to get considered seriously. I know a lot of the ones who are stubborn about it in the first place seem like the types who would just stay stubborn about it regardless though.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:34 pm
Gah why do girls get all the cool forms of contraception. God I hate being a guy, we have vasectomies and condoms evil . It is like guys do not even get a choice these days.
Sorry... I just hate seeing tons of female sterilization and no male sterilization. Congrats I wish I Had some. I would not mind having to get it reset every 5 years if it would make things easier.
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:57 pm
"and no male sterilization"
Doesn't a vasectomy count for sterilization for males?
Sorry there aren't as many options for males. Until relatively recently though I think it was much easier for males getting vasectomies to be sterilized than if a female got sterilized where she'd need major surgery probably. I think buried in my favorites folder some place I do have something saved on new methods being developed for males as far as pregnancy prevention goes.
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:10 am
>.> I mean outside of the traditional vasectomy. Kind of like a female getting her tubes tied.
I have seen research on other forms out there... confused They are not being developed and human tested in the states. I heard about one that involves radiation that turns off the baby makes and then another kind turns them back on. Do not get me wrong I am just fine with a Vasectomy... however I know I am going to be drug through the mud, when I try to get one.
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