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By Anna Foley <\/strong><\/p>\n

Nina Berman is a longtime fan of IUDs, otherwise known as intrauterine birth control devices (the T-shaped ones). But after the election of Donald Trump last week, Berman noticed she wasn\u2019t the only one. She saw more and more of her friends announcing on social media plans\u00a0to get the long-term use IUDs.<\/p>\n

As women re-evaluate birth control options in the face of a new White House administration hostile to the notion of women\u2019s agency and choice, Berman wanted to join the conversation. So she created a sew-on patch out of coarse, brown fabric depicting a cartoon outline of an IUD, announcing, \u201cAsk me about my IUD.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes people feel immediate concerns about their access to healthcare, and those threats can feel abstract,\u201d Berman said. \u201cBut here, the threat is very embodied. It presents a scenario: I am not able to live the life I want to live.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IUD
Berman created the IUD patches to help questions about the long-term birth control (Photo Courtesy of Nina Berman).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the Nov. 8 election, people turned to the internet as their interest in IUDs peaked. Several women posted their desire to get IUDs, particularly before Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence officially begin to govern in January.<\/p>\n

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Also, every woman who is able to have a child should get an #IUD<\/a> while they still can, b4 abortion is illegal: https:\/\/t.co\/9mVWK6E004<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kate Bauer (@NastyKatieB133) November 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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glad my birth control will last until Trump is out of office #IUD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Madeline Cass (@madzcass) November 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Stock up on #condoms<\/a> and #birthcontrol<\/a> and get you an #IUD<\/a> ; we’ve got two months before #Pence<\/a> starts trying to destroy #PlannedParenthood<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CB Femme Fatale (@EmAndPaper) November 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Google, the search term \u201cIUD\u201d spiked<\/a> the day after the election. Interest in the \u201cPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act\u201d rose 700 percent, and interest in Planned Parenthood rose 120 percent.<\/p>\n

Dr. Eve Espey, chairwoman of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist\u2019s long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) group, said these feelings are understandable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I certainly hope birth-control methods will be readily available under the Trump administration, I can understand women\u2019s concern over losing such access, particularly to high-cost methods,\u201d Espey said.<\/p>\n

At more than 99 percent effective, IUDs are one of the most successful means of birth control, according to Planned Parenthood<\/a>. Despite that high degree of success, few American women actually use the wiry devices that must be inserted in a physician\u2019s office. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 7.2 percent<\/a> of women between ages 15 and 44 used IUDs from 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\n

But with such a renewed interest, the IUD could go through a quick, but strong renaissance before Trump takes office in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll women should be able to make a considered decision about their contraceptive method,\u201d Espey said. \u201cBut concern about overturning the contraceptive mandate is an opportunity to think about and pursue contraceptive methods, particularly LARCs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berman is taking full advantage of that opportunity with her IUD-themed patches. She said several women online have requested patches of their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice way to strengthen ties with other women and feminists,\u201d Berman said. \u201cWe\u2019re strengthening our community with this shared work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berman realizes people in her community and other marginalized groups are facing difficult realities in a Trump-governed United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt raises the stakes for people who don\u2019t immediately feel a threat. I\u00a0think it speaks to a very particular type of privilege,” she said. “The patches were a doable thing, in terms of personal coping. It\u2019s easy to feel helpless and gutted. This is a small place to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nina Berman rallies at an anti-GOP rally in October in front of Chicago’s Trump Tower. Berman created the “Ask Me About My IUD” patches to encourage dialogue about reproductive rights in the era of Trump. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Anna Foley Nina Berman is a longtime fan of IUDs, otherwise known as intrauterine birth control devices (the T-shaped ones). But after the election of Donald Trump last week, Berman noticed she wasn\u2019t the only one. She saw more and more of her friends announcing on social media plans\u00a0to get the long-term use IUDs. 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