Birth-control- I get pain during sex and low libido since getting an IUD, I also have a mood disorder. has anyone navigated BC options in a similar boat and could share thoughts or advice?:fCare

What birth control options are available?

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Barrier methods. Examples include male and female condoms, as well as the diaphragm, cervical cap and contraceptive sponge. Short-acting hormonal methods. ... Long-acting hormonal methods. ... Sterilization. ... Spermicide or vaginal gel. ... Fertility awareness methods.

My experience : I get pain during sex and low libido since getting an IUD, I also have a mood disorder. has anyone navigated BC options in a similar boat and could share thoughts or advice?

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Currently 31yo. I've had an IUD since summer 2016, after being with my partner for a few months. We had sex before I got the iud and I never had any issues, even though he has a preference for rough sex (which I also really liked back then). I've had 3 IUDs in that time, removing each because of pain during sex. I have the skyla/kyleena now which I think has been the least painful, but penetration can be really bad at times. I'm also WAY more prone to yeast infections now, and I experience lots of vaginal dryness. I can get skin irritation easily too as a result. My libido has been low for years now. I've also gone to physio for weak pelvic for, which was not something I think I dealt with before the iud (I have a TENS machine to use internally which helps when in consistent with it but the pain doesn't fully go away even when I was the most compliant)

I was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015, and trialed many medications until one I've stuck with since fall 2019. My mood is fairly stable, I don't find my sex drive increases significantly when I'm at my happiest. It's hard for me to know if the sex drive is driven more by my disorder or my iud/ pain.

My iud is due to be out in two years, and I mentioned to my doctor last time I saw her about concerns with the iud but it was kind of dismissed. I have been on birth control as a teen, but I was not diagnosed, not medicated (or was on antidepressants, not great for bipolar), so the negative experiences in my mental health might be less of a concern now with being medicated.

I have an appointment on July 15 for another concern, I'm wondering if it's worth it to ask her to refer me somewhere to get it removed. She doesn't do it herself as she said she didn't have enough practice doing it, and not all the doctors in that office can do it. It is worth removing it to see if my pain goes away, and risk using another form of BC that could impact my mental illness stability? The fear of being in pain makes me not want to have sex. Or we might have minimal to no pain during sex once then I'm kind of out of commission for a while and will have pain if we have sex too soon.

I would love any experiences or advice others have to share! If it helps I'm in Canada, I'm on lamotrigine for the BP.

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