Is Your IUD Messing with Your Mind?

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June 8, 2018
Fertility Friday Podcast with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Episode 205 of the “Pill Reality Series”

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • What side effects did Allie experience while using the Mirena IUD

  • Anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other neurological symptoms

  • How long it took for Allie’s symptoms to go away after having her IUD removed

  • Why Allie’s doctor did not consider that the IUD could be causing her symptoms

  • Transitioning from using IUDs to using fertility awareness for birth control

  • How does the IUD prevent pregnancy?

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