Which contraceptive has the least side effects?

Hi mamas šŸ¤

I’m currently looking into contraceptive options and would really appreciate your experiences and advice

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I was searching up for myself as well and I think the copper coil (IUD) is the one with the least side effects and the one that’s non hormonal.

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I have the copper IUD or known as the Paragard. I have had it for about 1 year and half. I honestly haven’t had any issues.

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Copper coil , I’ve had it for 2 years. Only side effect is my periods are longer than before but other than that no problems x

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Copper IUD but insurance usually only pays for it if you had it in for at least 5 years since it can last up to 10 years. There’s also cycle tracking which is what I do and it’s effective as long as you stay on top of it. They also do make nontox condoms now, you just have to do quite a bit of googling. I have some brands written down somewhere. If your interested I can find the list

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I had the copper IUD and just had it removed due to pain. Idk I feel like condoms is really the only not horrible one out there 😭 But they are coming out with new long term (but not permanent) birth control for men, so could look into that and let him take a turn managing protection lol

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I’m not too sure about side effects but I got the nexplanon implant in my arm last month. So far so good 😊

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