[fwdude]

The concept of the IUD sounds absolutely horrific. How did the idea of CAUSING AN INFECTION get past the FDA?!!!

[stanne]

Same way the idea of no parental consent for abortions and BCP gets through. All bets are off when it comes to controlling birth

[The Unknown Republican]

My wife and I refuse to use the IUD because it is simply a another form of abortion. Most people don’t realize that you are actively killing a fertilized egg (a baby!). As the least problematic form of family planning, I’m sold on gold old Dr. Snip. I get to meet him on May 16th.

[neverdem]

"Intra-uterine devices (IUDs): IUDs work by putting a foreign body into the woman’s womb. The IUD then causes an inflammation inside the womb, much like the inflammation that forms in the skin when you have a splinter. This has a contraceptive effect because implantation of an embryo in the uterine lining involves a complicated cross-talk between the immune cells of the mother and those of the embryo. In the presence of chronic inflammation caused by the IUD, implantation is difficult or impossible."

How did the idea of CAUSING AN INFECTION get past the FDA?!!!

You don't need an infection to cause inflammation.