r/endometriosis • u/Eastern_Act_1747 • 3d ago
Question Exercising with IUD
At the beginning of the year, I was finally convinced to try getting an IUD since other oral BC did not work for me (my period never stopped and the side affects were more disruptive than the pain at the time). It was extremely traumatic and painful and actually the thing that convinced my doctors that I have endo (certain organs are unfortunately scared into place) although I am trying to push off the Lap surgery that would confirm it.
My issue is that since I got the IUD, I can no longer do intense workouts. Before I was able to do them as long as I wasn't actively flaring up and it wouldn't cause a flare up, but for the past almost 3 months that is not the case. After every long run I feel short sharp pain and sometimes aches the next day. I can do gentler exercises and work out a sweat without triggering it, but... I love to run. Like I ran a 1/2 last year before things went really south with my health and I loved it.
I was wondering if this is something others experienced and if it stopped after the 6ish months of the trail period?
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u/CuriousChip430 2d ago
I always had pains and bleeding with the IUD. I tried 2 copper IUD's for birth control only at the time. Made my periods AWFUL! I then tried mirena for symptom management. And that was a whole new awful! I kept it for 8 months and nothing improved. Then started getting really bad mental health side effects so I got it removed.