WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2007: Re: CONTRACEPTION: Missing IUS

Re: CONTRACEPTION: Missing IUS

From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:04:08 -0500 (CDT)

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Don't panic. The string might be up inside the uterus. In my experience usually the perforation happens at the time of insertion, not after that. The IUD can't migrate into the uterine wall, or at least logically it shouldn't. It also can be expelled, for example with a heavy period. So, hang on. Without pain and other discomfort, the next step is confirming if its there or not.

At Thu, 28 Jun 2007, Lauren wrote: >
>I went for my yearly exam today. I had Mirena put in sometime in
>February. Shortly after, I checked, and the strings were there. I
>haven't checked for a few months. During my exam my doctor couldn't
>find them anywhere. I have an ultrasound scheduled for the 17th of next
>month, but I'm afraid that it caused perforation. As far as I know it
>didn't expulse itself from my body (I would have seen it). Are there
>any symptoms of perforation? Is it possible that it is too far up to be
>seen, but not embedded or perforated? If it is embedded, how is it
>removed and is there risk of scarring which could lead to infertility as
>with perforation? Thank you to anyone who can help.

-- Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT

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