NAME
Yiyi Liu
INFORMATION
48 years old, female, Beijing
DESCRIBE
In those old days, an IUD was a very, very small thing. I remember my sister accompanying me to the gynaecology and obstetrics hospital in the countryside to have a "Y" shaped IUD put in, and after having my baby at the age of 23, I didn't feel very well every day, as if I always had, and the largest number of pills in the medicine cabinet at home were for gynaecological problems. I was already familiar with the names of the pills: Vajra, Ying Hua tablets and Gui Zhi Fu Ling Pills. I went to the hospital for tests, but never found the cause. It wasn't until the year before last that I had a sudden stomach bleed, and on that occasion I realised that it had been a side effect of the birth control ring all along.
PERSONAL REASONS
Many body warning signs, which were not informed about them and thus were plagued by gynaecological problems, were never noticed to be related to the birth control ring.
Post-operative follow-up for this type of procedure is also rarely given the attention it deserves. Few doctors gave direct instructions on post-operative follow-up for this type of procedure.
NAME
Laiyuan Ge
INFORMATION
52 years old, female, Shanghai
DESCRIBE
I have had the experience of repeatedly wearing and removing the IUD.
After the first IUD, the shape of my cervix did not fit the shape of the IUD, causing me heavy bleeding during my periods and abdominal pain and back pain, and then I had no choice but to remove the IUD. After that, I experienced an unwanted pregnancy and a forced abortion, and in 2002, I wore the IUD for the second time.
I am a health care worker and know the pathological basis of the IUD, and although I did not witness the procedure, I know generally what happened after the IUD was placed in my body. More women remember being ignorant and having the IUD.
PERSONAL REASONS
Due to my personal constitution, allergy to the IUD material and my husband's lack of understanding, I had to choose this method in order to prevent pregnancy.

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