On my postpartum check-up I got an iud
inserted on Jan. 17 and had some bleeding.
Does that count as a period? Also when my
husband and I have sex I poke him. It's
only happened twice but I'm concerned that
it can be my iud trying to expell. I've
felt something inside my cervix move.
Could it be that it wants to expell or I'm
just loosing it?
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Birth Control Answer A3723 Posted: 02-25-08 07:22am
The most common side effects of an IUD are
irregular bleeding (metrorrhagia) and
prolonged menstruation, also called
menorrhagia. It is difficult to know
whether or not you experienced
metrorrhagia or a regular menstrual period
when you were bleeding on the 17th of
January. However, it doesn’t seem likely
that an IUD can be expelled from the
uterus spontaneously. Sensations of
“movement inside the cervix” may be a
part of the IUD that normally sticks out
of the uterus through the cervix. The
other, bigger part, of the IUD remains
inside the uterus. If you're having
trouble with the IUD, though, you may want
to visit your gynecologist's office.
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