# IUD, Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2000, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255 "2000-03-02T13:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dragua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dragua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragua)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/21 "2015-06-25T18:39:20Z")
Don’t just wing nut your comments people, actually research. The T shape of the IUD catches the eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/22 "2015-06-25T18:59:40Z")
> [@H8\_2\_W8](#): > > I was under the impression that while you’re breastfeeding (as mentioned in your other post) that you have a natural birth control in place (not foolproof, but then again what is?). Something about hormones, cycles, eggs, I dunno the specifics, but maybe you can check with your Dr. Between younger siblings, elder ones and a pair of Irish twins which were in the same group, my class of about 200 had some two dozen examples where that method had failed. As soon as my cousin got her period, her mother got her on the Pill. Three years ago, cousin decided to get a IUD instead under the advice of her new Gyn - lo and behold, a number of minor ailments she’d suffered since her teen years went away! All of them are known side effects of the Pill. She says the one thing she regrets about getting the IUD is not getting it sooner. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/23 "2015-06-25T21:23:11Z")
Well, if the OP didn’t get her IUD, the resulting child would be 15 by now. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/24 "2015-06-25T21:56:18Z")
> [@Dragua](#): > > Don’t just wing nut your comments people, actually research. You joined the board so you could insult us about a 15 year old thread? Um, ok…if that makes you happy. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Whatever4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/25 "2015-06-26T05:42:42Z")
I used an IUD for about a dozen years, starting in my mid-20s. Never had a problem. Or an Oops baby. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/26 "2015-06-26T06:41:05Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > You joined the board so you could insult us about a 15 year old thread? > Um, ok…if that makes you happy. 😕 Not just that, but wing-nutted her own post with …_3 situations…I forget the third_. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/27 "2015-06-26T14:23:04Z")
It’s been 6 months since Shirley’s posted. I hope she’s okay. StG ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/28 "2015-06-26T18:27:39Z")
Perhaps, due to the wide range of experiences with this type device, women should borrow one from a friend first to see how they like it before committing - you know, an IOUD. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/29 "2015-06-26T19:08:32Z")
Judging by your username, I’d say that’s sound advice. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255/30 "2015-06-26T19:54:07Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Perhaps, due to the wide range of experiences with this type device, women should borrow one from a friend first to see how they like it before committing - you know, an IOUD. Because an IED would blow everything out of proportion! 😉 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iud-anyone/14255.md?page=1)