Six months after I got the IUD, my period was late. I took a pregnancy test, and yes, I was that one percent chance. I got pregnant on my IUD. My mom took me to the ER at P.
Now our family is complete, and my tubes are triple-tied. I took two Tylenol on my way into the doctor's office. There was a lot of pressure and some stinging as it went in, and afterwards I could feel my uterus having sort of mini-contractions.
But emotionally, I was actually pretty happy and excited! I was very secure in the knowledge that I was making the right choice for my body and my relationship. I was a little bit concerned that my boyfriend would be able to feel the strings, but he says nothing feels different. The nurse practitioner could barely get it in place, which caused pain that was at least an eight or nine out of After 24 hours, the cramps subsided, but I would have weird periods every now and then, strange pains or spotting.
Fast forward three years, when I was ready to start a family and have the IUD removed. The nurse practitioner painfully prodded my insides for over 15 minutes but couldn't find the strings. When I finally saw the doctor a month later, he had to clamp my cervix open, which was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life.
For almost 20 minutes, he was shoving tool after tool inside of me trying to locate the IUD. He finally found it scarred into the walls of my uterus. He began to say I was going to need surgery when I felt the excruciating tug of him removing the IUD along with a chunk of my uterus. I'mnow six months pregnant and have healed, but I would think twice before recommending IUDs to anyone.
I was just hitting the momentum stage of my career, and I didn't want to risk becoming pregnant. I also liked that it would help relieve pain from my menstrual cramps. Before my IUD, I needed narcotics to be a functional person during my period. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate the pain an 11, and afterwards I had a lot of cramping and nausea.
It took about three months for me to feel normal, but now my period is lighter and so is the pain. I had been trying to manage my polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] for about ten months with the Pill, but it was giving me negative side effects like cramping, weird periods, and mood swings. The IUD appealed to me because I would never forget to take it and the hormones wouldn't circulate to the rest of my body, so my side effects would go away.
My gynecologist advised me to go in while I was on my period, which was good advice, and to take Ibuprofen before hand. It wasn't painful until they measured my uterus, which they do by poking the back of it with a bendable wire. I'm just not one of those women. During her appointment to have her IUD inserted, Lauren learned that her uterus was tilted, and that the process would take about 10 minutes five times longer than usual.
Ashley initially chose a copper IUD the only type of LARC that doesn't release progestin to avoid the common side effects of hormonal birth control methods think weight gain and mood swings. She was attracted to the idea of a long-term solution that wouldn't cause much of a reaction in her body. But after suffering through a month of pain, she opted to have her IUD taken out. She says her doctor suggested it was possible her uterus was too small for the device.
The doctor was lovely, and 90 percent of the insertion was just discomfort, but there was under a minute of such blinding agony I could barely see. I've had major surgeries in the past and have a pretty decent pain tolerance but this was something else — at least it was just a short amount of time. I felt fine for the first 10 minutes afterward, and then my blood pressure dropped and I nearly lost consciousness.
I'm not looking forward to getting another one in four years but I will do — it's incredibly convenient and I love not having to worry about pregnancy for such a long time. The pain simply lasted longer, like five to seven minutes. I took 1, milligrams of ibuprofen about an hour before the insertion, at the advice of my gyno, and I think it helped with cramping and soreness afterward, not so much with the pain during.
The insertion wasn't comfortable by any means, and I had to do some deep breathing, but it wasn't unbearable. The worst part was the unfamiliar location of the sensation, I guess.
Like I've never been aware of an internal organ like that before, and you can definitely suddenly feel exactly where your uterus is inside your body. Which was a little freaky. So I was wary going into it but decided it was the right choice. The actual procedure really wasn't that bad at all. I drove myself there and back with no problems. It starts like a pap smear basically, then the insertion definitely doesn't feel great.
It was like a really bad cramp that only lasted about 90 seconds max. Not bad enough to make me cry, but I tensed up a lot and gritted my teeth. Hurt way less than a bikini wax or either of my tattoos, and it was over so fast. It was a super-fast process, maybe 10 minutes? I could certainly feel a pinch — it felt pretty much like someone was taking tweezers and pinching me from the inside. It hurt way more than I thought it would. It was basically a minutes-long, super painful cramp that wouldn't end, and I was almost screeching aloud.
The doc actually had to remind me to breathe. IUDs are a safe, reliable form of birth control. However, there are risks and downsides to all methods of birth control.
One of the concerns with an IUD is that they occasionally can move out of place. If you can't find your IUD strings, or if the strings seem to be in a different place than the last time you checked, contact your healthcare provider to have it checked out. Never try to remove or re-insert your IUD yourself. And until you can get in to see your healthcare provider, be sure to use a backup method of birth control. Sign up for our Health Tip of the Day newsletter, and receive daily tips that will help you live your healthiest life.
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