Why is the IUD birth control device not recommended for college students?

Question

Why is the IUD birth control device not recommended for college students?

Answer 1

IUD's are normally recommended for women who have already had at least one child. They have to go through the cervix to implant them and if it's never been opened by the pressure of the baby on the uterus, it can be a bit difficult to get in and positioned properly. The main reason however is that the IUD can increase your chances of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or PID. Because college age students are still at the exploratory stages of their life, they may be more prone to having unprotected s*x with multiple partners. If they have an IUD and happen to get an STD, the IUD can work like a plug and allow that particular STD organism to "hang out" in the uterus, causing lots of scarring and infertility.

Answer 2

It isnt recommended for anyone young and not had a child yet. There is a chance that you could never become pregnant if you go on one.

Answer 3

That is quite odd. My doctor tried to get me on that a few months before I turned 17, and before I got pregnant...I haven't heard of them trying to stop us from having them here in Ontario.

Answer 4

I was told that I couldn't get an IUD put in till after I had a child.  But thats for the copper ones, not the new ones.  I know that you can't have multiple sexual partners when you have an IUD in because the risk of infection is way higher.  You can get a pelvic infection really easy when you have an IUD in.  College age kids are usually pretty sexually active, even when they're ugly, everyone gets laid in college and the highest rate of STD's are amongst college age kids.  So if a girl was to get Chlamydia (one in three has it between the ages of 17-23) with an IUD in, and didn't notice (because most don't have symptoms), she could lose her ability to ever have children.  Or she could die.

Answer 5

Because they say it is for people in monogomous relationships where there is not a chance of STDs. It does not protect against them in any way.  There is a risk of damage to the uterus, so it is best for women who have already had children.  It is long term and very expensive if you do not have insurance.  About $600-700 at a doc.  I had one in between my 2 and third baby.    Worked, but was a hard thing to get used to.  I bleed for a month and a half strait, that is one of the side effects.