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Pregnant on IUD???

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 November 2011 - 22:14

Hi all. I am quite depressed and my head is spinning. Here are the details, please bare with me.

I gave birth in May and had a copper IUD in August. Since then i had no problems. My period came after the IUD but it was light, frequent and VERY irregular. I cant remember when the last time was. A week ago, i noticed a flow of discharge. I was out of town and didnt give it a lot of attention. My stomache starting aching constantly like it does when i am pregnant, i became tiered all the time, sometimes nauseated and my nipples hurt when my DD feeds. Today i spotted. Dont know if it is a period or something else.

Is this normal with an IUD? am i over reacting? any suggestion/advice on what to do next?
I heard home pregnancy tests are not very useful when u have an IUD.

BTW, doing some research i found that mt gyne is supposed to teach me how to check the IUD threads, which she didnt mention, nor that she told me to come for check-up. Now i doubt that it is even inserted correctly.

Please share your thoughts.
TIA

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 19:28
Yes it is possible you could be pregnant as no contraception is 100% foolproof BUT when you have an IUD inserted you can have light or missing periods and spotting for three months until it has settled. It also depends if you had a marino IUD or standard put in. The marino is hormone assisted whereas the standard type isnt. I have had an IUD for around 10 years and love it but Yes my periods have changed and been more irregular, sometimes heavy and sometimes late. If you are worried at all go back to the medical person who inserted and get it checked.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 November 2011 - 22:55
Hi I have an IUD(marina coil) I had mine inserted 7 weeks PP, when my period started. I had spotting on and off for at least a month or even more, I just remember that it was a long time. I even went back to my Gyn to check all was OK and see if there was anything that I could do to stop the spotting. She did a scan to check coil and a swab. The coil was in place. She did not give me anything to stop the bleeding as I am breastfeeding. Since the spotting stopped I have not had a period ever since and I'm hoping the coil had stopped the periods. With regards to the strings, well there is not pretty way of saying this, but when you are having a shower, insert you fingers and you will feel the strings(sorry I did warn you) then you will know if it is still there. you are meant to get it checked 6 weeks, then 6 months and every year after having it fitted, the doc should do a scan to check its still in place. Go get it checked as soon as you can. And as far as I am aware you should still be able to take a PG test regardless. Good luck
 
 

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