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TopDeac said:
I definitely had that happen once, while I was in the middle of it. So freaking happy. But I actually just had to get a new one because my higher end one started burning the shit out of my hair. But I found that there were three different recommendations.
The Revlon Tourmaline Pro Ionic was rated the best on consumer reports, but if you have fine hair like me, not so good. I had this one and it was a good hair dryer, it just didn't work well on my hair.
The Conair Infiniti Professional Tourmaline Cermanic Ionic Styler was better for fine hair. I ended up with this and I am very pleased.

These are all under 50 (or supposed to be according to their websites), so hopefully it helps.
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That is what I had before my Rusk one. I really liked it and my family would steal it because they liked it so much. Then it died and I got my Rusk one. I love my Rusk hairdryer and again the sister steals it! My mom has bought her the conair that you mentioned.
 
I could be wrong, but I think I remember hearing somewhere that Mirena is recommended for women who have already had children. Awar, please report back because I hate the Pill. OOOH, are you still looking for a gyno? I like mine ok and he's a Wake grad.
 
lalark said:
I haven't gone yet but your PM got me really excited for my trip! Thanks again for all the details! I am really looking forward to it.
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Let me know! I'm glad you are excited! It is a wonderful time.
 
lalark said:
I could be wrong, but I think I remember hearing somewhere that Mirena is recommended for women who have already had children. Awar, please report back because I hate the Pill. OOOH, are you still looking for a gyno? I like mine ok and he's a Wake grad.
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That's what I've heard as well. Definitely a scary recommendation because I do CERTAINLY intend on having kids some day! I am looking for a gyno buuttt I'm not sure I'm brave enough for a male :eek:
 
IUD's are often recommended by doctors for women who have already had children because the insertion can be very painful in some who have not had children, and the risk of expulsion (the IUD being forced out of the uterus) is higher - largely because the uterus has never been stretched. It's not anything to do with fertility.

Study from 2007 ( http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010782407000789 ):

The presence of an LNG-IUS does not increase the risk of PID or infertility in either parous or nulliparous women
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IUD's are cheap and extraordinarily effective. There were some terrible ones 30 years ago and poor insertion practices that led to them basically being blackballed in the USA by horrific word of mouth, but that no longer applies.
 
yeah my wife has an IUD and recommends it to everyone who has had a child. it cost us a one time hit of like $15 or something and it is good for multiple years.
 
I've heard the fertility thing a few times - is that a myth or something that has stemmed from hearing that it's best for women who've already had children?
 
awakeandready said:
I've heard the fertility thing a few times - is that a myth or something that has stemmed from hearing that it's best for women who've already had children?
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Both.

It's a myth (as multiple peer reviewed studies show), but it's one which has also continued largely because doctors for a long time shied away from doing insertions on women who hadn't had children for the other reasons (potential pain and expulsion - side effects which the newer IUD's largely have negated)

After removal of an IUD, you are actually fertile again much more rapidly than coming off the pill.
 
awakeandready said:
I've heard the fertility thing a few times - is that a myth or something that has stemmed from hearing that it's best for women who've already had children?
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I thought it was a myth, from everything I had learned as of late. My sister is in graduate school in the medical field and the internship she just completed was a birth control study. She worked under an Ob/Gyn who was doing a study to see how informed the patients were and their consistency in using their birth control effectively. She had to learn the ins and outs of BC. She actually showed me the documentation from the doctor (we were having an intense debate) saying that IUDs could still cause some infertility due to scaring; however, it is not as common as what it was.
 
I'd love to know what study that was - because I can't find a single peer reviewed one done in the last decade that says that.

There is some science that indicates that IUD users who contract an STI are at higher risk for PID, which can cause infertility. But that is it, and going without a condom with anyone you aren't in a committed / tested relationship is just stupid for all sorts of reasons - no matter the birth control you are using.
 
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