WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: I pulled out my IUD by accident!!

Re: I pulled out my IUD by accident!!

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:03:06 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Sarah wrote: >
>I had my IUD for a year before this happened with no problems. My
>monthly flow is 2 weeks late and I decided to check my strings anyway
>last night. Well, the strings must have gotten stuck to my finger and
>as I was finishing up checking it i noticed the string was hanging out
>of me! I felt on the outside of my body and found what seemed like my
>IUD string... I grasped it and without pulling the whole IUD just
>slipped out!!!! Is it normal for it to be that easy for an IUD to come
>out? The first time I checked it minutes before it seemed to be in
>place! I had no cramping, pain, bleeding or anything! the only thing I
>can think of is the string got stuck to my finger when I checked it but
>if all was as it should be shouldn't I have felt some discomfort? I know
>I was uncomfortable for days after having it inserted.... Also, could I
>be hurt somehow without feeling any pain? Should I rush to see my
>doctor? I am pretty upset because we planned to use this for birth
>control indefinetely and now its gone after just a year! Can I get
>another one and expect it to stay in this time?
>
>--
>Sarah Jackson
>

Sarah

Hold onto it, call your doc on mon am. The company should replace it for you and he can reinsert it. He needs to examine you to see if he sees a reason it just slipped out.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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