IUD Lost and Found
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IUD Lost and Found
| Tue, 10-12-2004 - 12:32pm |
I've had my IUD (paraguard copper only- no hormones) for about 5 1/2 years. I've been really happy with it and have rarely given it any thought. At my annual exam yesterday though, the Nurse Practitioner didn't see the strings at all! I honestly haven't checked for them for a long time. I am wondering if anyone else has ever had their IUD disappear!
I have to go in tomorrow for another more involved exam with an ultrasound. The nurse said either it was expelled (unlikely since I've had it for more than 5 years) or it migrated through the uterus to 'somewhere else'!
And.. am I no longer a candidate for the IUD? I really liked it and never want to use hormones or other methods again.
Thank You!

I had a follow-up exam today and after much searching with scary-looking instruments and some discomfort, my OB-Gyn found the strings. They are just very, very short in up inside my cervix a little way.
So, I can keep my IUD and remember to take the whole day off next year for my annual exam so she can search for the strings again!