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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Paragard and birth defects/miscarriage?
First time caller here; I'm thinking about getting an IUD (since I'm not allowed to take estrogen due to migraines and it's so easy to mess up progesterone-only, plus I'm prone to moodswings) and I've heard overall positive feedback about Paragard, but the risk of birth defects if you get pregnant while using it nags at me. (Yes, I know only 1% of women get pregnant on it but I'm one of those people who beats the odds) I've seen warnings but can't seem to figure out what kind of birth defects they are talking about. They also say that if you remove it while pregnant, it can cause miscarriage, which is not appealing either. Has anyone had an experience with this?
Re: Paragard and birth defects/miscarriage?
There are at least 4 paragard babies on the 12-24 month or 2+ board. All are healthy, but that seems like an unusually high number for a birth control form that isn't something someone has to remember.
Have you considered Mirena?That is what I am currently using. My OB/Gyn didn't offer Paragard to me as an option and when I asked why, she also sited a large number of paragard babies she had delivered. She did say all were healthy/without defects but she had personal doubts as to its effectiveness percentages.
Dang.
Well, I have a Paragard. Its been in for over 3 years and I have not had any issues. Although, I only started testing its effectiveness in the last 15 months.