Changing partners also means having to change the spiral kb. Is it true?

A spiral contraceptive (IUD) is a contraceptive that is placed in a woman's uterus. This birth control device can be effective at preventing pregnancy for up to 5 to 10 years after you plug it in for the first time. The myth is that women who are already using spiral contraceptives should also be replaced if they change partners. Is it true?

Is it true that changing partners also means having to change spiral birth control?

According to American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), spiral birth control is one of the effective birth control tools. Approximately only one in 100 women who report conceding pregnancy when using this contraceptive.

So, is it true that if you change sex partners, do you need to replace the spiral contraceptive used? Not true. It's a myth. There is no advice from health professionals or evidence from scientific studies to suggest that you should switch to spiral birth control if you are changing sex partners.

This myth originated from misinformation circulating in the community about spiral family planning. In the past, spiral birth control was more widely used by women who have more than one sex partner. Then they assumed that when changing partners, but not accompanied by changing spiral birth control, this would cause pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic inflammation is a complication of sexually transmitted diseases

In fact, their pelvic inflammatory disease was a symptom of a sexually transmitted disease. In the past, the lack of information about the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases about sexual intercourse has not been fully accepted and known by the public. This is also because they think that just using spiral birth control pairs can prevent the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. But it is not.

Spiral birth control only works to prevent pregnancy. Pregnancy can even be prevented immediately after the first time you put it in, and can last for years without having to change tools or refill prescriptions. However, if you want to at the same time prevent the risk of contracting venereal diseases, you still need to use a condom when having sex even if you are using spiral birth control.

Side effects of using spiral birth control

The myth of changing partners means that changing spiral birth control has been declared untrue. Then, pelvic inflammatory disease that is felt by the women can be caused by two things, namely because of the side effects of using the IUD and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases as mentioned above. Check out some of the side effects if you install spiral birth control:

1. Pelvic inflammatory disease

The risk of developing pure pelvic inflammation from using spiral birth control (not from complications of venereal disease) is actually small. You may get this disease because you have a bacterial infection that gets into the uterus when you have birth control. Usually the infection occurs within the first 20 days after insertion.

2. KB spiral shifted

Spiral birth control can shift positions in the uterus. Usually, you will notice that your family planning has moved places when you feel pain during sex (but never had that so far), a lot of vaginal discharge, or severe stomach cramps that last for a long time.

You may also notice the IUD shifting its location when the hanging cord suddenly becomes longer or shorter than usual, or even suddenly disappears as if it was "swallowed" by the vagina.

If it has already shifted, the KB must be removed and put back into the correct place by the doctor. The position of the IUD is shifted, either partially or completely out of the uterus, can increase the risk of an unwanted pregnancy. In addition, the IUD is misplaced can also cause some serious health complications, such as pelvic inflammation.

To avoid the risk of this shift, you need to regularly check with your doctor or midwife after you have started the first contraceptive.

3. Other common side effects

You are at risk of experiencing irregular bleeding during the first few months after insertion
Installing spiral birth control can make stomach cramps
Putting on hormonal spiral birth control can make menstruation shorter or no period at all
A few days after the tide, PMS-like symptoms will appear, such as headaches, acne

Prevent sexually transmitted diseases by constantly changing partners

If you experience pelvic pain symptoms after changing partners, that does not mean you have to switch to spiral birth control. Pelvic inflammation is a risk factor that occurs if you have a sexually transmitted disease.

So, to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, you must use condoms, abstain from sex or even change partners. The spiral birth control you use is only useful for preventing pregnancy. Use condoms and contraceptives such as spiral birth control to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.