Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!

Ladies and gentlemen, you better check yourself to protect yourself.  Let's make safe sex sexy!

Did the condom break?  Not ready for a baby?  Is that an STD?

Inspired by our educational parody #Contraceptive Lines, which features different contraceptive methods to the tune of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," we are on a mission to spread the word on how to keep you safe in the sack.

Meet and greet: Skyla.  The newest IUD on the block.

Over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy for up to 3 years.

This soft, T-shaped flexible plastic fits inside your uterus and made by the same company that makes the Mirena IUD.  It works pretty much the same way by releasing a low dose of levonorgestrel (14 mcg/ day).

Available by prescription only.  Make sure to do an easy monthly check, and your healthcare provider can show you how.

Benefits:  

• Can be removed at any time.  Completely reversible.  Just a quick trip to your healthcare provider.
• FDA-approved and can be used whether or not you have had a child.  Skyla has been tested and marketed for women who haven't had children. 
• Decreased period cramps and pain. Changes in bleeding patterns can occur.
• Lighter periods.  Still expect visits from your Aunt Flow!
• Convenient: No regular trips to the pharmacy or clinic!  Ain't nobody got time for that?  Skyla is good up to 3 years.

Common Side Effects:

• Headaches, nausea, breast tenderness, and depression. 
• Pain, bleeding or dizziness sometimes during the placement.  However, the smaller frame and narrow packaging tube makes for a more comfortable experience.  Sorry IUD placement is no walk in the park.
• May come out by itself.  This occurs in about 3% of women.
• Ovarian cysts:  About 14% of women using Skyla develop a cyst on the ovary.  They usually disappear on their own in a month or two, but can cause pain and may require surgery.

 Complications:

• Infections: PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) less than 1% of users and sepsis (rare, but life-threatening infection).
• Perforation: Less than 0.1% of users experienced perforation in clinical trials.
• Pregnancy: Although pregnancy while using Skyla is uncommon (less than 1 in 100), it can be serious.  Unusual vaginal bleeding or pain in your stomach is concerning.

Skyla does not protect against HIV or STDs.

Where can I find Skyla?

Coming to a healthcare provider near you soon.  Skyla is slated to hit the market right about now and has already been FDA approved.