I'm disappointed to read this endorsement of the IUD for teens in your women's health website. IUDs are not as safe as manufacturers would like us to believe, especially for teens. Since 2000 the FDA has received over 70,000 complaints against the Mirena® IUD, manufactured by Bayer, the leader of the IUD market. Unintended expulsion of the IUD occurs in 18.8% of women age 14-19. Side-effects of an expulsion include cramping, vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods or after intercourse. Other risks of IUDs include malpositioned IUDs (which means risk of conception), high miscarriage rates for women who do conceive with an IUD, increase risk of ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or even perforation of the uterus. Are we really protecting them?
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I'm disappointed to read this endorsement of the IUD for teens in your women's health website. IUDs are not as safe as manufacturers would like us to believe, especially for teens. Since 2000 the FDA has received over 70,000 complaints against the Mirena® IUD, manufactured by Bayer, the leader of the IUD market. Unintended expulsion of the IUD occurs in 18.8% of women age 14-19. Side-effects of an expulsion include cramping, vaginal discharge, bleeding between periods or after intercourse. Other risks of IUDs include malpositioned IUDs (which means risk of conception), high miscarriage rates for women who do conceive with an IUD, increase risk of ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or even perforation of the uterus. Are we really protecting them?
October 16, 2014 - 7:33pmThis Comment
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