Do you have to use an additional form of birth control for a while after you get an IUD?

nope your protected immediatelyDo you have to use an additional form of birth control for a while after you get an IUD?
I just got the IUD inserted and the doctor said that it is effective immediately after insertion. It is 99.9% effective (no method is 100% effective except abstinance). When you have the IUD inserted the doctor tells you to check inside your vagina for the strings which comfirm that the IUD is still inside your uterus. There is a chance of getting expelled so I suggest that before you have sex to check for the strings to comfirm that the IUD is still inside. If your IUD doesn't get expelled during the first 6 weeks of insertion then there is a good chance that throughout the period of using the IUD that it won't be expelled. Good Luck.Do you have to use an additional form of birth control for a while after you get an IUD?
No but you might want to for the first two weeks just in case the IUD decides to expel itself. No fuss, no mess, no side effects, no pills, no patches,no latex rubber, THIS is why IUDS are fabulous. You can keep gettin them replaced when they get old with new ones right up to menopause.