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Have you ever gotten your IUD replaced?
updated 1 year, 9 months ago
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My second IUD hurt way less then my first one. I remembered how much it hurt the first time so I took 2 500mg Ibuprofen and half of a Xanax(my OBGYN prescribed this to me specifically for the procedure, worth asking about!) an hour before the procedure and boy howdy that cut the pain by at least 2/3. Highly recommend.
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I’ve had 5 IUDs. The first one I got six weeks after giving birth and that was the easiest, presumably because my cervix was still a little loosey-goosey. After that they were a bit more uncomfortable. But after a few hours and some ibuprofen, I don’t have to think about it for five years. Bonus, I haven’t had a period in 20 years!
I had been thinking about getting it removed and not replacing it, but in light of recent events I’m reconsidering. Even though my husband had a vasectomy and women my age normally need a lot of medical intervention to get pregnant…
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Yes. It’s never been easy, in part because I’ve never delivered at full term. It’s not as painful as childbirth, but very little in the world is. It’s a crime against humanity that in the U.S., pain relief for the procedure is treated like an inconvenience and rarely even offered, let alone used, for people having the procedure.
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Yes, my second one hurt just as much as the first unfortunately!
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I don’t have an IUD, but if you want a less painful option, I definitely recommend nexplanon! It goes in your arm and i had absolutely no pain whatsoever- you do have a bruise for a couple days but even that didn’t hurt that bad. Just wanted to share about it because a lot of people don’t know about it!
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Ask your doctor about lidocaine!
https://www.empr.com/home/news/lidocaine-found-to-reduce-pain-during-iud-insertion/#:~:text=Lidocaine%20Found%20to%20Reduce%20Pain%20During%20IUD%20Insertion.,published%20online%20September%205%20in%20Obstetrics%20%26%20Gynecology.
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I’m on my third. They all hurt. I take about 600-800mg of ibuprofen beforehand and it’s ~30-45 seconds of pain and then it’s done.
