IUD's are great if you can put up with the increased bleeding. They are definitely the cheapest form of prescription birth control. Our cost in Maine is $264, and they last TEN years. I don't know what they cost in other states or what physician would charge to insert. I would not have used it years ago (pro-life) however they have changed them a lot & they are safer now as far as infection goes. I did use one while breastfeeding. Karen Graham