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IUD and pregnancy
| Tue, 07-06-2004 - 11:50am |
Hi!
I have been using the IUD for the past two years and have had no problems so far. I just have a doubt, though - is it possible to get pregnant whilst the IUD is still in? I mean, my period is late this month and so far I haven't got any indication of it coming any time soon and am beginning to worry.
Cheers
L.
I have been using the IUD for the past two years and have had no problems so far. I just have a doubt, though - is it possible to get pregnant whilst the IUD is still in? I mean, my period is late this month and so far I haven't got any indication of it coming any time soon and am beginning to worry.
Cheers
L.

No method is 100% effective except abstinence so it is possible to become pg with an IUD inserted but it is very unlikely. A properly positioned IUD is more than 99% effective so you should be quite safe. Can you feel the strings? Have you been sick or under stress recently? That sort of thing can often delay ovulation. As we age our cycles begin to change and it is possible to have an anovulary cycle and AF just not show so perhaps that is what is happening. Also if you have an IUD with progestin in it, such as Mirena then that lightens, shortens could stop some wearer’s periods. If AF doesn't arrive in a week I think I would test just to see where you are. Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Hugs,
Jill
Thanks for the reply - same goes to mrs frazier too.
I am going to my doc today just to see if all's well inside me :) I could still feel the strings but the scaredy part of me thinks that I can feel a lot more of the strings than I normally do. Is it possible the dreadful thing has moved? Could that cause a preg?
Ciao
L
It is possible for an IUD to move. That's why the strings are there, so the user can notice changes in its position. Let us know what your doctor says, ok?
Hugs,
Jill
I do understand, but I'm so sorry you had to keep your situation to yourself.
Hugs,
Jill
Well I went to see my doc yday and she told me to calm down and relax. Like Jill suggested, she said stress could put off the period. My two year old has been giving me big time stress by refusing food point blank and as he usually eats a decent amount, I was freaking out - add this IUD bit, and I was going near mental!
reg my q abt feeling lot more of the threads, mrs f, she said it is cos the womb contracts and expands - before and during a period. as long as one can feel the threads, it is ok. now, it looks like my period will finally arrive later in the day. i can feel it!
Dont u worry mrs f - everything works out in the end - even the dodgy bits of life have a way of working out. i am somewhat overweight and had my baby two -ish years back. now i want to do something for myself u know - like study, work etc. and our financial sitch isnt so great that we can afford two kids either, so i can empathise with what u are going thru. chin up!
hey mrs f and jill - thanks a bunch!!
ciao
lavanya