I had light periods before my iud, and they are actually pretty much the same..Except one or two days of heaviness..

Talk toy our doc about options of relieving the heavy bleeding... I know here in the us many women are advised to take 800mg of ibuprofen to help with bleeding problems associated with an iud..Mainly because the bleeding is a result of inflammation...Have you considered trying this first, the coil is such a great contraceptive..I'd hate for you to lose it..

I had a copper iud for 4 years. It was nice to have a bc method that I never had to think about much but my periods sucked. They were long, heavy and did I say long? I would have what seemed like a heavy 4-5 days period followed by a light period for up to 5 days. If you are sexually active it is a pain in the ass to wonder if your partner is going to pull out to a "surprise" when you have sex. There were times I thought after 6 days my period was done, only to realise after sex that I was still having a light period. It sucks. Anyways, I am gonna try the nuvaring. The best part of the copper iud is no hormones... I was on allesse in highschool and it made me moody.... The iud didn't exacerbate my pms... Plus no weight gain which was nice. But before you go get it (insertion is painful) think about how it could potentially affect your sex-life.

does anyone know if the copper coil makes you lactate very heavly as i am and my periods are a nit weird i still had my last 1 but have very slight brown blood dischard am a little concerned that i may be pregent but i shouldnt think this would be the case as i have the coil in any advice greatful thanks sarah

Here's my experience with an IUD:

Painful insertion (Ibuprofen helped but the cramping was like childbirth).

Very, very painful cramping, sometimes seemingly unrelated to a period.

Heavy and more frequent periods.

However, knowing that I don't have hormones in my body and have a regular cycle (after being on the shot for many years) have made my husband and I more comfortable that when we do decide to start our family, we will be able to conceive.