I wonder why they still recommend birth control, I got on the implanon for 11 months. Got it removed after series of head aches and fever. Not to talk of the excess weight. I went from 72kg to 83kg within 11months with dieting and exercising. I still wanted to prevent pregnancy since my daughter was still a baby. The nurses recommended the copper iud in January, 2022 since I complained about weight gain. I immediately experienced cramping and spotting .
My first menses (I never menstruated in the 11months) was 6weeks after insertion. It came with intense pains, that was my first time of experiencing menstrual cramps. I couldn’t get up, couldn’t walk or do anything all through out. I thought it comes with the iud, so I endured these pains with headaches, moodiness, irritability, cramps after menses, cravings, hot flashes, weight gain for one and half years.
Last week I realized the left side of my abdomen was swollen with visibility of water retention under the skin, that’s when I decided to do some reading and I came across this site. Upon reading peoples experiences, I find myself in almost each and every one of them. I took the decision to take it off. When I got in, upon removal, I experienced pain and later they realized my cervix is sored….. I almost cried.
My husband questioned them if the iud had anything to do with it? They said “No”. But we know it has a relation because, my husband is my first and have never treated any infection before. Am good now after the taken the medication given. 8days after removal and my weight is going down. I feel good about my body already. I will never try this again……
Akua
Submitted on: 2023/06/07
