To add to this excellent post I wanted to say that a lot of the patients that I speak to seem to have fear and apprehension over the IUD option. This is usually due to some negative experience that they have heard about from one of their girlfriend’s.

Yes, you are correct. My mistake.

You are right, I was talking about the Depo-Provera injection.

Actually, the link between weight gain and oral contraceptives has not been proven. In contrast, there is evidence for weight gain with Depo-Provera especially in women who are already clinically obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30)

I stand corrected. According to the CDC the Levonorgesterol-based IUD’s are slightly more effect than the copper. 99.8 % effective vs 99.2-99.4% effective. Here is another great article comparing the different IUD options: http://www.bustle.com/articles/78620…

1. Weight gain

Did your doctor suggest taking anything for the pain your experienced after insertion? I have read that Ibuprofen can be used during that initial period.

It is true that the Copper IUD is know to cause heavier periods. However, it is more effective in preventing pregnancy than Mirena. It is the most effect form of birth control on the market at preventing pregnancy from what I have read. Do you have a source where you read differently?

From my understanding, the allergic reaction that some women have to the copper IUD is a very small percentage. You are correct that the Copper IUDs are unfortunately associated with an increased in menstrual blood loss compared to no contraception.

This page has a great chart with info comparing the different types…

One potential reason is that Depo-Provera is known to cause weight gain as a potential side effect compared to other forms of birth control. Another is that the woman has to remember to go in every 4 months for another injection. For some, rge SE’s outweigh the benefits I suppose.

Great article! One thing I would add is that unlike the hormonal-based IUD, the copper IUD Paragard is completely hormone free. Women will therefore not have the side effects like breakthrough bleeding (spotting), that they may experience with other hormone-based IUDs or hormone based oral contraceptives. In addition,…

That may be, but not everyone who reads this post is going to have read the other posts that you have mentioned. Even with the author acknowledging that he has no medical training or science behind his claims in the disclaimer, it is still irresponsible to claim something is “safe” when it may or may not be. Instead,…

I think there is a fundamental premise that the title of this article suggests, which is not based on established facts. There is currently insufficient evidence published in peer-reviewed journals of the potential long-term effects of marijuana use. One could of course make the same argument against alcohol, however…

Another advantage of Gmail I believe is the spam filter. It’s probably the best I’ve used. It also does a nice job flagging phishing attemps. I find that outlook has a lot of false positives being sent to spam. In addition, while outlook has rules, I don’t feel as though they are as user friendly as Gmail’s filters.

Actually, filters can be set up to send unwanted mail directly to trash and not just Spam. So this will essentially block unwanted email from a particular sender or senders.

Thank you for sharing your experience, I’m happy to hear that you have found some relief from your chronic pain. One thing in your story that I think is missing is this article is a little background on how your pain started. Was there an inciting event like trauma or an injury? Did the pain just come out-of-the-blue?…

I would also be interested hear your gripes with it. On a Mac is has been one of the best for a long time. Still, as others have said, it would be interesting to get a side-by-side comparison with utorrent 2.2.1

Here is a link to first sample resume that he uses in the video that you can use to practice: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j…

Correction, ICD 10 in the U.K. was mandated in 1995! The U.S. didn’t adopt until Oct 2015.

While it is true that ICD-10 which I believe is what you are referring to is going to take some growing pains, one of the main purposes behind ICD-10 is to prevent errors and fraud. In addition, ICD-10 has been used in Europe for 5+ years. The U.S. has unfortunately been way behind in this regard. It is not enough…