no baby no baby no baby!

[aroraborealis]

It will come as no surprise to exactly no one who knows me that I don't want to have kids. I've fantasized for years about permanent sterilization, but, of course, I know how much our desires and inclinations can change over time, so I always had age 40 in mind as the point at which I would pursue a permanent solution to the problem of my potential

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[blk]

I have also been thinking about Essure for many years! My primary hesitation was that it is still a relatively "new" procedure (2002), and that I don't have enough information about the recent controversy regarding potential complications to determine the actual risk. Since other good options are available to me, I want to give it a little more time.

I went on Mirena a little over a year ago primarily because I badly wanted to reduce my menstrual flow. I have spent about 10 years of my like on the pill and had some minor side effects. My experience on the Mirena has been much better wrt side effects, AND I got the much desired effect of a greatly reduced period from VERY heavy to practically ignorable.

The major (but really only) downsides to Mirena for me were insertion (painful, not excessively for me, but I've heard it's worse if you haven't given birth) and I had a very unpleasant doctor experience when I needed to get the strings trimmed. Fortunately both of those things were resolved satisfactorily.

Whichever you end up with, I would be interested in hearing about your experience!