birth control
"I got the IUD after really bad experiences with different birth control pills, had weight gain, UTI's, swelling, mood swings and sadness.. So best thing about the copper IUD was there were no hormones and felt relief. Downside was my period lasted 12 days and had spotting. This may have been due to copper toxicity when estrogen feeds off of the excess copper, allowing there to be elongated periods bc progesterone is decreased- the hormone that helps period clear up and stop. Sometimes experienced pressure when gassy. Once I took out IUD my periods shortened and was able to get pregnant right away. There is no best hormone free birth control, but the pros out way the cons. I didn't get pregnant and felt much better mentally and physically"