Which contraceptive has the least side effects?

Hi mamas 🤍

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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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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I had a hormonal iud and only had spotting for the first few months. For me it was great! I've heard some women will bleed longer, but on average iuds normally lessen your bleeding during your period.

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Copper coil has least side effect I believe

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There probably really won’t be a right answer as we all will have different experiences and reactions to the various birth controls. But I’m on the nexplanon and so far not much side effects but it might not be the same for another woman.

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I had the Mirena IUD for 7 years. It gave me no problems at all.

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Copper iud

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I feel like you are going to hear so many pros and cons of each one. Prob best to talk to your dr about what you’re looking for!

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