Reviewer: Jennifer , 35-44 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year

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I decided to switch from birth control pills to Skyla; worst decision ever . The insertion process was not very painful, however , the cramps after were awful . My husband and I did not want children at the time and I was tired of taking a pill a day . I really wish I had not switched . All of my friends , who already had kids , switched from pills to Mirena and swore by it . So I choose Skyla ... Show Full Comment

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I decided to switch from birth control pills to Skyla; worst decision ever . The insertion process was not very painful, however , the cramps after were awful . My husband and I did not want children at the time and I was tired of taking a pill a day . I really wish I had not switched . All of my friends , who already had kids , switched from pills to Mirena and swore by it . So I choose Skyla since it was made for women who had not had children . Although it worked as a form of birth control , it was not worth the pain I had . I did not have hair loss , butp I did gain weight without having a diet change .
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Reviewer: Lo, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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So I was scared to get my IUD placed but I have a really good Dr. and I trust him. He told me Skyla is the smallest IUD and that I have such a small cervix that the Mirena wouldn't have fit. It was like getting a papsmear. They simply have you lay on your back and put the device that holds the vag open which I find kinda uncomfortable and then he took a q tip and cleaned my cervix which I bare ... Show Full Comment

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So I was scared to get my IUD placed but I have a really good Dr. and I trust him. He told me Skyla is the smallest IUD and that I have such a small cervix that the Mirena wouldn't have fit. It was like getting a papsmear. They simply have you lay on your back and put the device that holds the vag open which I find kinda uncomfortable and then he took a q tip and cleaned my cervix which I barely felt a thing then he sprayed a numbing spray which had a very mild burn because it has alcohol in it and then the burning started to go away quickly. He then measured my cervix and then gently inserted the IUD and he said okay kiddo thats it. I was like it's in?! I didn't feel a thing. All I felt was a mild period cramp that was gone in a matter of a few seconds. Mind you, I took two menstrual cramp pain meds 2 hours before the procedure which I'm sure helped. I had mild spotting that evening and it was done with spotting 2 days later. I had slight cramps the day after but took a couple more pain meds and was fine. As for my hair, I take hair gummies each day so haven't had any hair loss just growth. And I don't eat that much and eat healthy aside from the occasional junk food here and there. I'm active cleaning the house and whatever else so I haven't gained any weight. Still losing postpartum weight. As for sex, nothing different. I waited like 4 days before having intercourse. I really love Skyla and how convenient it is. No daily pill no occasional shot, no stress, no worry.
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Reviewer: Mary, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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I had the skyla put in april 19th, I have been in so much pain since getting it. Everytime I have a cramp I start bleeding. I bleed with intercourse. It's just awful

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I had the skyla put in april 19th, I have been in so much pain since getting it. Everytime I have a cramp I start bleeding. I bleed with intercourse. It's just awful
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Reviewer: Ms. Fatty, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I got this inserted August of 2017. Was told my risk of weight gain was low. At that time I weighed about 180. I started gaining weight but thought it couldn't be my IUD because I was told you don't gain weight on these. My hair started falling out by the handfuls. Again didn't think it was something caused by my iud. I have spent the last 3 years dieting and exercising and never ever ... Show Full Comment

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I got this inserted August of 2017. Was told my risk of weight gain was low. At that time I weighed about 180. I started gaining weight but thought it couldn't be my IUD because I was told you don't gain weight on these. My hair started falling out by the handfuls. Again didn't think it was something caused by my iud. I have spent the last 3 years dieting and exercising and never ever seeing any change in weight. I decided to have it removed and not replaced because my husband is going to be getting a vasectomy and well it was expired.... curious I decided to look into the side effects. My doctors for 3 years have just said its what I'm eating or how much I was eating or just didn't know and what it was. Normal people don't gain 60 to 70 lbs in 3 years when no diet habits have changed all labs continued to come back normal. Im not preggo but my self esteem is destroyed, I'm bigger than I've ever been including pregnancy and wondering of it was worth it or if there was more to this drug that just was purposely left out at insertion.
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Reviewer: Annie, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Really happy with Skyla. I had Paraguard for a long time and my periods were pretty bad. So far on Skyla I've had no weird side effects and light periods. I like that the hormone level is low because I used to get headaches and low libido with the pill but feel fine with Skyla. I will use Skyla until my husband is OK with a vasectomy lol!

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Really happy with Skyla. I had Paraguard for a long time and my periods were pretty bad. So far on Skyla I've had no weird side effects and light periods. I like that the hormone level is low because I used to get headaches and low libido with the pill but feel fine with Skyla. I will use Skyla until my husband is OK with a vasectomy lol!
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