Hello ladies!

Me and my boyfriend are desperately trying to find a birth control that's without any hormones in it (personal preference). My boyfiend can't use condoms so we've been struggling to find something for a while. Since my periods aren't really regularly I am not confident in only using the calendar method.

I've been to different doctors and there seems like there's nothing without hormones in it except condoms. I heard about the copper IUD (without hormones), but apparently if your periods are really painful they will get worse with that, so I am really anxious to try that since my periods are painful already. Are ther any women who tried the copper IUD that want to share their experiences? Do your periods really get more painful and do you lose more blood?

Every time I go to a doctor they try to convince me to use something with hormones because it seems to be the best option for me, but I genuinely don't want that. I'm wondering what other women do not to get pregnant without using hormones, any tips?

Thanks in advance! ♥️