About Us

The founder of IUD Awareness got a Paragard copper IUD (Intra Uterine Device) put in in November 2014 after it was highly recommended by her naturopath as the "safest" and "most effective" form of birth control.

Her body reacted poorly with a myriad of strange physical, emotional and mental symptoms, which she did not even imagine could be related to the object inside of her body. These negative side effects steadily worsened for 5 months to the point that she was unable to care for herself, she found herself consumed by anxiety & fear and unable to cope with daily life.

She was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and put on medications for another 5 months of struggling with ever worsening problems. Her eyesight was deteriorating and her fair was falling out..... among a host of other symptoms. 

Her doctor and then 2 subsequent psychologists were focusing solely on the psychological element and seemed ignorant of any possible physical causes, even though she regularly mentioned that she had recently been having excessive & prolonged bleeding due to the IUD.  They all told her that her mental & emotional issues "could not" be related and to "not worry about it".

Finally, 10 months after insertion & 5 months after getting hit with the anxiety symptoms,  Tamara was fortunate enough to discover countless other women's stories identical to hers.  She had the IUD removed the next day and upon removal of the IUD, some of her symptoms went away almost immediately and within 2 days most of the rest were improving dramatically!!

Her anxiety was mostly gone by the time she left the clinic and within 2 days, her hair stopped falling out, her vision started improving, she was able to sleep again and the anxiety completely disappeared.  By two months after removal, her health returned to almost normal - thanks to a vigorous detox & balancing regimen that became a full time job!

Within a week of figuring out what had been causing her illness, she was in contact with over 10,000 women on internet support groups and was appalled to discover the endless stories of horrible and life shattering side effects that countless numbers of women over the past 35+ years have suffered due to these IUD devices - starting with the infamous Dalkon Shield and Copper 7 in the 1970's. 

These discoveries fostered a realization of the importance of starting honest conversations on this topic so that the truth can be known and women can be properly informed about the real risks involved in IUD use and how to identify when it is not working for them.  It has now become her mission to foster awareness among both women & health practitioners about the history of the IUD, risk negative side effects & prevalence of their use.

In the process of healing from this health crisis she has come into contact with more than 50,000 other victims with similar stories. It is vital that everyone be properly informed about the risks involved with IUD use.  

This IUD Awareness effort has now become her mission.

IUDawareness.org is a resource for anyone who wants to know more about the risks and potential side effects associated with IUD use and is also intended to be a hub for finding out about all the various educational efforts that have been made over the past 40+ years of IUD use.  

Because of the often one-sided and minimized warnings given by health professionals, government agencies & manufacturers, women experiencing IUD symptoms have taken to online groups, blogs, bulletin boards and Facebook Pages to discover or confirm that their health problems are indeed related to their IUDs, to try to figure out why their bodies are reacting so negatively to IUD use, to share their stories so other women can be adequately informed and also to figure out how they can support the healing and recovering process.

One of these online spaces is the public IUD Awareness Facebook Page, which is full of comments, first-hand stories and links to information and articles from women around the world who would like the whole story of IUD's to be told.