I had the copper Paraguard placed in December 2012. In the summer of 2021, I had an ectopic pregnancy which ruptured and I was admitted tot he ER to deal with the aftermath. In the summer of 2022, I went into my OB for removal of my IUD. At that appointment, while attempting to remove it, it broke.
The worst part is the dizziness and the headaches. It’s very hard to focus and finish tasks. I feel this overwhelming sense of fatigue where I’m often napping throughout the day.
This went on for about 10 days before I went back to my gynecologist. My usual gynecologist wasn't in the office so I saw someone else. She took a look and found that the IUD had been partially expelled and was stuck in my cervix.
This is the second time I’ve had an iud, the first one was when I was 16 and I had…
The doctor that took it out waved it in my face after it was out and asked if I wanted it for “the baby book.” I noticed that instead of it being the bright copper color, it had turned dark/brownish/blackish already. It had only been 8mo since it was put in. What had it done to my body in that short time?
...my self esteem has plummeted… and the non-existent menstruation my doctor alluded to being a possibility… never happened. I now bleed every two weeks for at least 5 days. Needless to say, it is coming out this week. I cannot endure this any longer. I just hope that I can get my hair to regrow…
I had the Nuvaring for about a year, had major symptoms, and have had lingering effects since stopping. When I started it, it gave me unbearable back pain for a week (I literally couldn't walk or get out of bed) and felt awful.
At age 23, my partner and I decided to move into our first apartment in Johannesburg, South Africa! It was to be the best time of our lives. I had been on hormonal birth control and was unhappy with the side effects and so opted for the Copper IUD- I had done my research which all pointed to it being a fantastic hormone-free option and my doctor didn't advise me any differently when I requested it.
My hair started falling out I started to look bald. My skin was dry and I bruised very easily. Everything hurt. My joints hurt my hip and shoulders especially. All the symptoms I named before just got worse. My tongue was dry and and white. I was sensitive to sound. I started getting peach fuzz around my face like when I was pregnant and I started sprouting whiskers.
"...one nurse was admitting me while another nurse was hooking me up to an EKG, this was my first indication something was BAD wrong, within minutes I was getting a CT scan and an ultrasound on my leg. My left leg was full of clots. I am overall healthy, young, and a healthy weight for my height. There is no reasonable explanation for me to have such severe clotting."