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Old 05-20-2009, 03:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yeah, I definitely don't expect it to do anything at all for PCOS symptoms :/ I'm just looking for contraception. I've heard that the insertion process is pretty painful (I've never been pregnant either). Do you think that the continuous bleeding might have been due to your having endometriosis, maybe the IUD made things worse? Just curious since I don't have endo. I'm just hesitant about the progestin only pills because I've heard that they're less effective. I don't have heavy periods, but I do have lots of problems if my hormones get out of whack. I get horribly depressed whenever anything messes with my hormones, so I'm just concerned about sticking something full of hormones directly into my body. I really like the idea of being able to use it for 5-10 years though. I'm in grad school and it would be really nice to not have to worry about contraception til I'm done with my PhD
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