Current and former IUD users: Has you...
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| Mon, 04-05-2004 - 8:31pm |
Current and former IUD users: Has your partner been hurt by hitting the strings?
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
You will be able to change your vote.

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Jill
In my experience, my partner has *never* been hurt by the strings of my IUD. My Dr cut them at 2.5cm so that I can find them more easily when I check them every month. In my opinion, anyone whos partner is being "poked" by the string has a Dr. who has cut her IUD strings too short and should therefore have her IUD replaced. I agree that being "poked" by an IUD is NOT the most common reason to have an IUD removed; for that matter, I dont believe it is even that common of an occourance.
I will keep watching this poll and see what comes to light.
*MG*
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md
Since there has been a lot of member interest in IUDs recently and some discussion of problems related to short strings I thought now would be a good time to revisit this poll.
Jill
The strings on my Mirena IUD are about 1 inch long. My husband has been able to feel them during deep penetration, but they don't poke him or hurt or anything. I don't know if he's still noticing them or not, he hasn't mentioned it in a while now. It certainly hasn't slowed down his desire for me at all if he is still noticing :)
Getting an IUD was my absolute last method of birth control to try before we looked into one of us going for a sterilization. I was scared of getting an IUD and now I wish I'd done it much sooner. All those terrible side effects on my moods from hormonal methods are finally gone and my husband says he's never seen me so happy.
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