Ladies, IUD insertion

Hi ladies, I m thinking about getting an IUD but I saw some videos and it seems painful. Does it really hurt? Can you describe me the Sensation and your experience ? Thanks

It felt like a sore sensation in the uterus combine with a menstural cramp. It was bad for like 30 sek, then I had some cramps for the rest of the day, took some painkillers.

I had 3 IUDs.

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I’m thinking about getting one as well but I’m definitely doing it under sedation. So many friends of mine said it was the worst pain they’ve ever experienced.

Never had one. Everyone is different, but of the friends years ago that did get them, many said what she said @Lina98 worst experience of their lives.

I'm sticking with pills.

I know my wife wasn't happy with any of the ones she tried but that was about 40 to 50 years ago. Her last one was so painful that I decided to get a vasectomy. That was the end of my sex life because somehow she interprets the Bible to say you're not supposed to have sex for fun only for procreation and you're not supposed to enjoy it. But my sex life had nothing to do with the pain she was having from the IUDs.

If child bearing is over, then vasectomy is the way to go.

It varies I have known some ladies say it was horrendous pain others likened it to a bad cramp.

There is no set agreement or recommendation on pain relief therefore some providers will use nothing or advise over the counter pain medicine an hour before your procedure.

Others will offer a better service with local pain relief into cervix all the way up to offering “twilight” sedation (think dental procedure/ colonoscopy etc". If nullipara they can use cervical ripening agents.

The issue is all these things induce cost and delay the speed at which they can perform it and move on to the next person hence far to many offer nothing more than Tylenol before grabbing your cervix with a tenaculum and force the sound and then iud in.

Really worth the time talking to a few providers as to what they are willing to offer and the cost to you.

Truth is it is painful but doesn't have to be. I dislike those who choose not to make the procedure comfortable as possible.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682672/ study concluded good pre procedure council to reduce anxiety is enough; all I know is if there was a male equivalent there would be a lot of pain relief options.

Iucd are right for so many and can be game changer for those with bad periods / endometriosis etc so dont be put off trying it though.

The insertion of IUD itself was painless. However, after a few days, I felt a terrible pain in my lower back. It was impossible to tolerate it. I went and got it out of me. I don't want to experiment with my body like that anymore.

No problem at all with insertion. My first IUD was expelled during sex when I was on my period. My second try caused period cramps and heavier bleeding

Dita

Dita

I had one. Insertion wasn’t bad. It was crampy but thats about it. Worse than a PAP but not as bad as an ablation. Maybe on par with a colposcopy. Removal was a little more uncomfortable but again not too bad. It was the easiest form of birth control I’ve used

My wife had one fitted and the insertion was a little uncomfortable but nothing like giving birth she said! Unfortunately it gave her bad cramps and very heavy periods so she had it removed asap. She then used a diaphragm for the next ten years until I had my vasectomy. They used to recommend them for women who had already given birth, but one of my lovers had one and she never had any kids, so anything is possible…

The insertion of an IUD does not have to be a moment of suffering.

Everything lies in the art of the practitioner and the state of stress of the patient.

If you get on the table in fear, all your muscles will be blocked when, on the contrary, we need perfect relaxation.

It should not be rushed.

In fact, the hardest part is if your cervix isn't collaborative and very tight. That's why I recommend the 3rd day of menstruation when it's still open.

If all goes well, we don't need to plant the claws of a Pozzi claw to shoot.

A small bore hysterometer is passed to check the orientation and depth of your uterus.

Then we transfer this setting to the inserter and once it is in your body, we remove it and the IUD unfolds.

All that remains is to cut the threads that protrude into your vagina.

You should expect a few cramps like those that come with your period, nothing more.

On the other hand, I do not share the opinion of the partisans of the vasectomy.

In the same way that we could ligate the fallopian tubes, it is an irreversible treatment which is no longer adapted to today's world in which an end to the desire for children with a companion or a companion can be completely reviewed. if some time later we settle in a blended couple relationship

I had mine done under general anesthesia because I have a retroverted uterus, but I had it removed without anesthesia with no pain.

I had one put in with no pre procedure pain meds, and I had cervical scarring from a surgery so that made it harder for them. There were three or four very brief moments that were on the painful side-by the time the doctor successfully got the inserter in they'd had to sound me 3x. The sound entering, HURT. I did not like it. But it was fast and by the time the pain really registered it was past. I had a Mirena and really liked it, but decided to have bilateral salpingectomy in October and had the IUD removed during surgery so I don't know it it would have hurt having it out. I would recommend finding a provider that will twilight sedate you, my doctors office actually even offered that but I decided to just get it then and there before I could wimp out.

It was a good decision and I'd do it again, but not fully awake.

@Lina98 This is highly dependent on the woman. My wife and a friend of mine use the same model of IUD, my wife did not mention pain while the friend had a hard time. (My wife gave birth vaginally, my friend has not; and my friend has a retroverted uterus.)

When my wife used get IUDs up until 50 years ago she always complained about the pain so I got a vasectomy. If I mention that pain to her now she says she never had any pain. So I guess I got my snip snip because I wanted to see what it felt like having my balls swell up the size of a baseball and hurt like hell for 2 weeks.

I had to have mine inserted while under general anesthesia due to uterine fibroids. Not too many issues since!

Taking painkillers and relaxing meds before does not help. If you’ve never pushed out a baby, you may be in for a painful experience. I’ve had 3 iud insertions. And no one is touching mine again without sedation. Period. Exclamation point.

Once, I got an IUD and it was a pretty unpleasant experience. To start with, the process is kind of unpleasant but not painful. There's nothing to be afraid of here. However, a few days after it was installed, my lower back, near the kidneys, started to hurt really badly. Since the pain didn't go away, I decided to head to the ER. They did an ultrasound, gave me some painkillers, and sent me on my way. The pain didn't go away the next day. I ran to the family doctor. When he found out I'd been given an IUD, he took it out right away and after a few hours, the pain was gone, like magic. I don't even want to think about this kind of contraception anymore.