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IUD Birth Control

The intrauterine device is a form of a long term birth control that was used in the 1970’s and still being used to this day. This small t-shaped plastic device is wrapped in copper and is made up of hormones. It is safe and considered to be very effective. This form of birth control is inserted into the woman’s uterus by her doctor.

There will be a plastic string that is attached to the end of the IUD and will drop down through the cervix and into the vagina. This will help the woman to know that the IUD is inserted correctly and still in place by feeling the string. This is also what doctors will use when removing it.

Type Of IUD

There are two different types of IUDs that the doctor will use. The most common type is the copper IUD. The copper wire is twisted around the stem of the t-shaped device. It is able to stay in place for up to ten years and is one of the most effective forms of birth control.

The other types of IUD is the levonorgestrel. This is also known Mirena and it releases levonorgestrel into the woman’s body. It is considered to be slightly more effective than the copper IUD and it is able to reduce the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease. However, it is only able to stay in place for five years.

How Does It Work

In order to understand whether or not this is a form of birth control that you wish to use you must first understand how it is that they each work. The one thing that both of these devices do the same is to prevent the woman’s egg from being fertilized by killing or merely damaging the sperm. It will also affect the lining of the woman’s uterus to prevent the egg from being implanted.

Levonorgestrel IUD

This type of IUD works to prevent the fertilization of the egg by killing or damaging the sperm. It creates a mucus in the cervix that is sticky and thick to keep the sperm from entering the uterus. It will also prevent the uterus from becoming to thick and will make it hard for the egg to be implanted and to grow at all.

Copper IUD

The copper is very toxic to sperm. When inserted it will produce fluid that contains copper ions, enzymes, and white blood cells in the uterus and fallopian tubes which will catch the sperm.