Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls
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The devices do carry a small risk of tissue perforation during insertion through the vagina, and doctors also monitor patients for possible bacterial infection for a few weeks after the device is implanted. But Di Meglio said such an occurrence is rare and can be treated with antibiotics.
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Still, the idea of having a device inserted may cause anxiety for some teen girls, and Di Meglio concedes the procedure cheap jordans shoes can initially be somewhat uncomfortable.
“You get a few pretty intense cramps, but nothing more than you would have with a really bad period,” she said. “It subsides pretty quickly and then for the next few days, cheap yeezys you might have a few cramps on and off.”
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Coverage by public insurance plans varies across the country. In Ontario, for instance, long acting reversible contraceptives are fully covered for women under age 25, along with the physician’s fee for cheap nike shoes implanting one of the devices.
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