If male condoms can have many types, IUDs for women also come in various types. However, the variety available is not for pleasure but for serious contraception. They can be simply divided into 4 categories.
- Hormone-coated (Progestin-releasing IUDs): This type of IUD is coated with progestin, or simply put, as the name suggests, which is also an ingredient in birth control pills.
- Unmedicated or inert IUDs: This is the first type of contraceptive device for women, but it is coated with sulfate to be detectable by X-ray. It can be used indefinitely.
- Frameless IUD: This type of IUD does not have a plastic frame shape, only a copper cylinder threaded in silk. The advantage is that it is small in size and as effective as other types.
- Copper IUDs: This is the most popular type of IUD. It has a plastic core frame in various shapes with copper wire wrapped around it. The copper significantly aids in contraception.
These are the 4 types of IUDs, options for women who want to control birth without waiting for men to decide. If interested, once you’ve chosen a type, you can see a doctor to have an IUD inserted!! (You can’t insert it yourself!!) Let me tell you, in this era, if no one else cares, we have to care for ourselves.
Click here to see information on safe health service facilities that offer contraception through IUD insertion in Thailand: https://rsathai.org/healthservice
Source: https://www.dktthailand.co.th