“I got Paragard just over a month ago because I wanted to try the hormone-free option” Marissa’s Story
I got Paragard just over a month ago because I wanted to try the hormone-free option and two days after…
Weight gain, Brain Fog and Medical Gaslighting: Paragard IUD. Sarah’s Story
I have insomnia, spotting or bleeding most of the month. I've been to a therapist for the first time in my life due to crippling anxiety and depression that wasn't helped with meds.
Lora’s Story. Ectopic pregnancy with Paragard.
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.
Cheyenne’s Story: Joint Pain, Fatigue, Dizziness, and Headaches with the Paragard IUD.
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.
IUD expelled and stuck in cervix. Anne’s Story.
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.
I was constantly tired and moody, and all my joy was gone. Dawn’s Story
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?
Mirena IUD and ParaGard IUD. Sandra’s Story
I've always struggled with fatigue and chronic pain and inflammation from autoimmune diseases, but they gradually became worse while I had ParaGard. Later that year, I ended up getting diagnosed with HPV and the doctor found atypical squamous cells on my cervix, neither of which were there before ParaGard. They also found uterine fibroids which also weren't there before ParaGard (to my knowledge), which explains the heavy periods. I ended up having a hysterectomy in 2019.
“Went to the ER and found that I had a fibroid growth and sadly had to have a hysterectomy or live with constant pain”. Krystal’s Story
Eventually the birth control was expelled from my body. But the heavy flow continued. About 1 year later I was diagnosed with mild anemia, and soon after, having so much pain went to the ER and found that I had a fibroid growth and sadly had to have a hysterectomy or live with constant pain.
‘The new visitor in your uterus’
Painful IUD insertion a warning sign “It’s not just the pain; it’s also the deep biological sense that something in…
Hormone-free, long-acting, effective, zero maintenance contraceptive proves too good to be true
Legal action against the Paragard copper IUD picking up speed Numerous lawyers are now investigating wrongdoing in the design, manufacture,…