My contraceptive experience: Living with Crohn’s and my Mirena coil
An IBD sufferer and big fan of the coil, Alysia shares her journey with Crohn’s disease and finding the best contraception for her.
Personal Stories
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My experience of removing the IUD (during the pandemic)
One woman’s experience of coil removal during Covid-19. WARNING: the following post contains a graphic image of an IUD / menstrual blood.
My contraceptive experience: The injection and fertility
The Lowdown was contacted by Shannon who came across our website when searching for other women’s experiences of coming off the contraceptive injection.
My contraceptive journey: One injection, please
“The injection please?”, is what Lili asked for for her next method of contraception after years of trying different pills that caused her to feel awful.
My contraceptive journey: Three scans, three pills and five years until I got answers
She was living in severe pain and it took five years for Tesh to find out what was wrong.
My contraceptive journey: Let’s talk about lichen sclerosus
What’s Lichen Sclerosus and what can be done about it? Lena reached out to share her story with us about her struggles, diagnosis and the treatment of this itchy condition.
My contraceptive experience: Rigevidon vs Microgynon
Despite being promised that the second pill she was prescribed was the same as the one before, for Leah, she experienced some extreme changes.
My contraceptive journey: Have I been on the same pill for too long?
A pretty common experience, but one possibly worth changing anyway?
My contraceptive journey: From a miscarriage, to an emergency cystectomy, to living with PCOS
A difficult journey to finding the right contraception. Was the implant the cause of her medical struggles?
