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Modern IUDs release hormones.
by tachyonbeam 6y ago
Modern IUDs release hormones.
- kibwen 6y agoThey release progestin, not estrogen. And even then they seem to release a 3-7x lower volume of hormones per day than pills. I also would ask for a source on the relative popularity of the hormonal IUDs vs the non-hormonal copper ones; I haven't seen any source provide that sort of breakdown.
- tachyonbeam 6y agoProgestins suppress testosterone too. I don't have stats but I believe hormonal IUDs are the most popular form nowadays.
- WA 6y agoCopper IUDs still exist for several reasons and they work pretty well without hormones.