Sage

I think it's more than just going around to every gyno you can and trying to get them to do what you want. For me, the Nurse practitioner at college (who had seen how badly i reacted to BC and who did all my pelvic exams) was the one to mention an IUD in the first place. I talked to her about it quite a bit. I then went to the women's clinic at the local health department (the doctor I went to go see once worked with the nurse practitioner at my college). At first, she was adimantly against it, thinking I was just some young girl wanting to screw around. However, when I explained my situation, and she called the nurse practitioner (who knew my history) and they chatted a bit, she understood *why* I wanted an IUD.

The idea of giving a woman who has not had a baby an IUD is a relatively new one in the realm of OBGYN's as far as I can tell. Since there were so many problems with IUD's when they first came out in the 70s, a lot of doctors are very hesatant to take *any* chances with a woman who hasn't had a kid- if the IUD makes them unable to have kids for some reason they could possibly be sued.

Be mature about it- do research, talk to a lot of people, and try to get your gyno to understand why you want an IUD. I *do* think, LMP, that the biggest factor going against you is the fact you aren't married. Since having an IUD makes you more succeptable to getting PID, gynos want to see consistent, long-term, committed monogamy. Talk to your doctor, do it maturely, and see what your options really are.

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