IUD (Intrauterine Device): Testimonials

I chose to use the Mirena kind of as a last resort. I’ve been on almost every kind of birth control under the sun. I couldn’t remember to take the pill. Other things were causing me problems, and I just needed something really low maintenance. There were definitely a couple times where there were like three or four days where I forgot to take my pill. That’s probably when I got pregnant. I had an abortion before I went in to get the Mirena. And it was pretty traumatic. Didn’t ever imagine that that was something that would happen to me. I always knew that I wanted to have kids eventually, but I definitely am not ready. I’m not even close to being ready to have kids. I originally found out that I was covered for the IUD because when I had to go in for the abortion, when I was doing research and stuff, I was really, really worried about how much it was going to cost. I went to Planned Parenthood and talked to them. They read my insurance and fortunately it was covered through them. I would pay, I mean, pretty much anything. Like I really enjoy having sex, so I don’t want to stop doing that! So it’s definitely worth it. I mean, if I had to pay out of pocket, I still would have got the IUD. I love that it’s just there and you don’t have to worry about it. I really like how effective it is. I feel very comfortable using it, knowing that there’s no chance of me getting pregnant, or a very, very slim chance. My name is Kat. I’m 23, and I use the Mirena IUD as my choice of contraception.