Kat, 22, IUD
I just needed something low maintenance.
Kat has been on “almost every kind of birth control under the sun.” She couldn’t remember to take the pill and, in fact, got pregnant while using that method. Knowing she needed something more reliable, she decided on a Mirena IUD.
At first Kat was worried about the cost of her IUD, but she talked to her provider and found out it was covered by her insurance. In hindsight, she would pay “pretty much anything” for this method that removes the worry because it’s always “just there.”
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