The Hormone intrauterine device makes sure that the endometrium in the cervix ‘hardens’, causing the sperm cells to have more difficulty coming through. Besides that, the = is sometimes suppressed and the endometrium becomes unsuitable for the lodging of an eventually fertilized egg cell.
The intrauterine device is highly reliable and is registered for a usage of five years. Of course, you can also have the Mirena placed for short periods of time, for example in between two pregnancies. The Mirena intrauterine device should be picked up with a prescription from the pharmacy. The Mirena intrauterine device costs about 140 euros.Mirena
Link to the package leaflet: https://db.cbg-meb.nl/Bijsluiters/h16681.pdf
So the costs for an intrauterine device, if you are not additionally insured, will have to be paid by you. Check with your insurance in which cases you receive compensation for an intrauterine device.
There is also the Kyleena IUD. It contains less hormons than the mirena IUD.
When you call for an appointment, you will receive an email from anticonceptieportaal.nl. When you click on the link, you can pay the birth control method. It wil be send to our practice. In case you are not insured for the intrauterine device, the copper intrauterine device is also available on our practice. One always needs a prescription for the hormone intrauterine device.
For the intrauterine device placement at the Obstetric Centre Bergweg you will have to bring the intrauterine device with you and you will have to know that you are not pregnant and do not have an STD or fall into STD risk group. If this is not the case contact us first.
Std test It is important for the placement of an intrauterine device to be sure that you don’t have an STD (venereal disease). This can be tested with a vaginal cultivation. You can order a self-test for Chlamydia; Gonorrhoea and Trichomoniasis via SOACARE.nl and perform the test at home (Costs € 45, sent in a white box)—–
The appointment lasts for about 20 minutes. We start with an internal echo to determine the size and the positioning of the womb. Then we place the intrauterine device, which takes just a few minutes. The placement can be sensitive, so we advise you to take two paracetamol or one ibuprofen roughly one hour in advance.
An intrauterine device can be placed from 10 to 12 weeks after the childbirth. In case you have never given birth, we prefer to place the intrauterine device during your menstruation, because that’s when the cervix is open. This makes the placement easier. Besides, that way we know that there’s no pregnancy at that moment. The spiral can also be placed outside of the menstruation.
It’s normal that you can get stomach cramps or a sore feeling in the abdomen after an intrauterine device placement. You might also experience some irregular blood loss, more stomach cramps and/or extra blood loss during the first three months.
The costs for the placement of an intrauterine device and the intrauterine device itself can be far apart. Having an intrauterine device placed by a general practitioner or an obstetrician is often cheaper than a gynecologist in a hospital. It is therefore wise to go through your options, what your insurance does and does not compensate, but most of all your own wishes.
After having placed the intrauterine device an echo is immediately made to check whether the intrauterine device is properly placed inside the womb. For this echo, no extra costs are charged. In case you don’t have extreme blood loss or cramps after the placement, an echo afterwards isn’t necessary.
You can contact us in case you have or keep a lot of blood loss or stomach pain. Also when you develop a fever within 7 days after placement. We will then check the intrauterine device again with the echo.
Intrauterine device removal In case you want to have the intrauterine device removed, you can also come to us. After the removal of the intrauterine device, you’re immediately fertile again.
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