FFP 249 | The Copper IUD and Pregnancy | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & Angie
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🗓️ 15 March 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, I share an interview with Angie, a member of the Fertility Friday community who shares her experience with the copper IUD. Unfortunately, Angie experienced a surprise (unplanned) pregnancy while using the device. She shares her experience as well as valuable insights for anyone who has ever considered using it.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Fertility Awareness Mastery, my LIVE 10 week group program. Gain confidence charting your cycles, and gain deep insights into the connection between your health, your fertility, and your cycles. We start on April 23rd. Will you be joining us? Click here to register today!
Today’s episode is also sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon, and you can head over to thefifthvitalsignbook.com to download the first chapter for free.
- What are some of the side effects Angie first experienced when she had the Copper IUD inserted?
- What is the failure rate with the Copper IUD? How did Angie react when she learned she was part of that percentage?
- Angie’s recovery (mentally and physically) after her emergency surgery
- How does Angie feel about the Copper IUD now?
- Angie’s experience so far with the Fertility Awareness Method
- The importance of researching your any form of birth control before you decide what is best for your body
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Resources mentioned
- Fertility Awareness Mastery - 10 Week Group Program
- The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
- Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com
Related podcasts & blog posts:
- Pill Reality Series | Fertility Friday
- FFP 247 | The Truth About Copper IUDs | Pill Reality Series | Nina and Kathryn
- FFP 242 | Planning for Pregnancy | What You Need To Know! | Lisa | Fertility Friday
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 238 | Fertility Awareness, Birth Control, and Body Literacy | Lisa & Leah C
- FFP 205 | Is Your IUD Messing With Your Mind? | Pill Reality Series Lisa & Allie
- FFP 161 | Are IUDs Safer Than The Pill? | Hormonal IUDs vs Copper IUDs | Dr. Steve Gangemi
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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor:
The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility
This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery Live Group Program
This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are officially invited. Yes, you. You're invited to join us in fertility awareness mastery. |
| 0:06.5 | This is my 10-week program designed to help you gain confidence using fertility awareness. |
| 0:11.1 | Whether you're actively avoiding pregnancy or looking to optimize your cycles for conception, we have a spot for you. |
| 0:16.9 | We start on April 23rd. Are you ready to jump in? Head over to fertility friday.com |
| 0:22.2 | slash group program to reserve your spot today. That's fertility friday.com slash group program. |
| 0:28.1 | This episode is brought to you by my very first book, The Fifth Vital Sign, Master your cycles and |
| 0:32.6 | optimize your fertility. With over 1,000 research citations, it is the most comprehensive resource on fertility |
| 0:38.7 | awareness and the menstrual cycle to date. The fifth vital sign is available for purchase on |
| 0:43.3 | Amazon in ebook and paperback formats. Audio is coming. And you can grab the first chapter for free |
| 0:48.9 | over at fertility friday.com slash vital sign. That's fertility friday.com slash vital sign. This is the fertility |
| 0:56.0 | Friday podcast, episode number 248. This is the fertility Friday podcast, episode number 249. Welcome to the |
| 1:09.8 | 249th episode of the Fertility Friday podcast. |
| 1:13.0 | Thank you for joining me today. |
| 1:14.1 | I'm Lisa from fertility friday.com, and this is your source for information about the fertility awareness method and all things fertility. |
| 1:24.7 | I'm excited to share today's episode with you. |
| 1:27.1 | In today's episode, I'm sharing my interview with Angie, who shares her experience using the copper IUD. And if you've been listening to the podcast recently, you'll remember that a couple of episodes ago, I interviewed two women who shared their experiences with the copper ID. And essentially in both stories, they did experience |
| 1:44.6 | certain side effects that led them eventually to, you know, not using it anymore. And this |
| 1:49.6 | episode is a bit different because Angie didn't really have a lot of really negative side |
| 1:54.2 | effects throughout her use, but she did unexpectedly become pregnant. And so in today's episode, |
| 2:00.3 | she shares her story and her experience and also some of the insights that she glean pregnant. And so in today's episode, she shares her story and her experience |
| 2:02.0 | and also some of the insights that she gleaned. And from having this experience, and I suppose |
| 2:07.0 | some of the, what you can take from it. So if you've used the copper ID before or if you've |
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