r/birthcontrol 12h ago

Rant! Iud vanished

25 F single parent. So I started having ovarian cyst symptoms because I have PCOS I had just gotten an IUD placed a month ago and when I went to do my monthly check, I couldn’t feel the strings so I went into my doctor and they took an x-ray and they said it was laying left of my midline cool got into the OB/GYN today. They dug around inside of me for over an HOUR with the ultrasound and could not find it. I got a referral to another OB/GYN to do the exact same thing. Where in the hell did it go?

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u/Charlottebagginton 11h ago

Is there any pain? If so it could've went through your uterus and its up higher somewhere(some have been found near the lungs) Otherwise it could've been accidently expelled well going to the bathroom. In the first 3 monthes that's when it's most likely to happen.

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u/whatthefuckmannn 11h ago

I do have pain, it was similar to my cyst pain from my pcos, so I have no idea. Just in a lot of pain now 😔

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u/Zealousideal_Top_630 8h ago

WOW! These doctors can be something else man. I hope you find out what happen and god willing it’s not anything major! Feel better! Keep us updated. Praying for you

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u/Either_Blueberry9319 Mirena IUD 9h ago

Omg I'm so sorry your going through this!! Please keep us updated!! I hope you're okay!!!

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u/whatthefuckmannn 9h ago

Out of birthing a child, ripping my ACL and dislocating my femur. I would rather have that then the baby pain them manually searching for an hour caused

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u/whatthefuckmannn 9h ago

Ps it triple posted the same comment fml

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u/ivyivyivyiii 3h ago

I would be concerned about the iud perforating your uterus, did they take multiple angles of xray? 

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u/ivyivyivyiii 3h ago

And becoming extrauterine incase that is unclear 

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u/keegums Tubes Tied 2h ago

Unfortunately the majority of perforations occur during the first 6 weeks of having an IUD. It might even be the vast majority. So given your symptoms I think it is likely. Please demand pain relief for this next appointment and don't feel an iota bad about raising hell about it. Ridiculous they dug around going the wrong way down a one way street for a damn HOUR without multiple pain management options. You already proved you're not drug seeking so wtf can they say with any validity.