I have an IUD and think I had miscarriage, help?

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I have a friend that told me that an IUD kind of causes an abortion every month and that is what keeps you from carrying a child....they didn't tell me this at the doctor so..? The other day I had a bloody mucous ball come out into the toilet while I was using the bathroom and if completely freaked me out. I don't know if it was a fetus or what but If that is the case then I would have never gotten an IUD to begin with. Someone please tell me exactly what an IUD does and if this could have been a fetus. Also, my doc said it was an endometrial cast.....never heard of that someone please tell me what you think

Answer 1

First off, sorry for what happened am sure you are really freaked out right now. However you ought not to be. Knowledge is a great tool and am here to give you that. An IUD is supposed to "block" the passage ways to the ova ie: fallopian tubes. The sperms are essentially supposed to "bounce off" or be "reflected off" the IUD (egs like the coil etc) and be released out of you body right back out. Misplaced or slipped IUD's might not "succesfuly" capture all sperms and some might get away to the ova and lead to fertilisation and conception. The Doctor won't tell you, and rightly so too, that the IUD causes "an abortion" because it does not and is not supposed to at all. Now to your scary incident. If you passed a "mucus ball" during your visit to the loo, it might indeed be a fetus that came out. You do not specify how long you have had the IUD for, but if it is recent then probably you were pregnant before its insertion, if you have had it for a while, then again probably it slipped out of position at some point. Solutions:Step 1. Go to your local Target, Walmart etc and buy a simple pregnancy test (4-7dollars) and confirm if you are pregnant or not. 2. Go to the Doctors again and ask them to do a Sonogram exam on you (100 dollars). If you are pregnant from step 1 above, this will tell you how long you have been pregnant for, relate that to how long you have had the IUD then you will be able to see whether your IUD has slipped out of place or not. Step:3 Warning and Look out: When a miscarriage happens, its a natural abortion and it happens in processes, ie: small bits of flesh(sorry for the gorrid details) keep falling out (so to speak) whenever you visit the loo. You might even find them lodged in you panty when you first pull it down. Am not saying this is happening or will happen, but look out for these symptoms and if they occur, your fears will be confirmed, if not have the IUD straightened out or use another non-mechanical method. Meantime take more iron tablets. Regardless of the outcome your body needs alot of iron (strength) at this time. Ok thats my 2cents hope it helps and good luck.

PS: Sorry had forgotten an endometrial cast is that lining that they set up in preparation for IUD insertion and yes it should also slip out naturally as you explain above. But do the tests nontheless at least the first one.

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You dont HAVE to have had a child to get an IUD. Your doc might recommend against it because a woman who has not had a child who has an IUD implanted has a greater chance of experiencing cramping and bleeding as the uterus may try to kind of give it the boot never having experienced expanding previously. About 1/3 of women have miscarriages their first time being pregnant (although many dont even know they've been pregnant) for the same reason. So .. its not that you CANT get the IUD but your doc should/will advise you of these risks. It'll still be up to you. Given that your body has had an experiencing the expanding of your uterus you may not run into these issues but make an appt. w/ your doc to get the safest advice. Hope this helps ! :)

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It was once thought that the IUD (copper coil) was not suitable for nulliparous women (women who have not given birth) but this is no longer the case. Providing you have no other complications, the IUD should be OK. I would however suggest the Mirena IUS as a better option; periods tend to be lighter, shorter and less painful, whereas with the IUD- periods tend to be longer heavier and more painful. The Mirena could produces less side effects (typically) the hormone is released directly into the womb, minimising side effects to the rest of the body. Of all the contraceptives, Implanon seems to cause the most problems in terms of side effects. It annoys me when people try and put others off by saying, 'oh I had a horror story with the Mirena IUS' Just because someone else did, doesn't mean everyone else will.

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There's a website http://www.themarriagebed.com that has a huge section on birth control, including IUDs. There's lots of info and personal experience there.

Apparently some (but not all) IUDs exude a certain hormone that can be an abortifacient. I can't remember which right off the top of my head...

I've never had an IUD, but my sister did - some weird things happen with them. She'd have a crazy heavy period for two weeks out of every month, for instance.

Answer 7

IUDs work by preventing fertilization, not by causing an abortion each month.

An endometrial cast is when the entire lining tissue of the uterus comes out all at once during a period as opposed to breaking up and coming out tissue fragments and blood.

Your friends are not the most reliable source of information on this stuff. Yahoo Answers isn't always going to give you a corrent answer, either.

When you have a medical question, call your doctor. And if you don't understand something that s/he tells you, ask what s/he means. Don't hang up the phone or leave the office until all your questions are answered. You owe it to yourself to be the most informed health care consumer you can be.

Sites like these might be helpful to you in the future:
http://familydoctor.org/319.xml
http://mayoclinic.com/

Answer 8

It is possible for the egg to get fertilized if you have an IUD. However, it is not likely. The IUDs most doctors are currently using have a hormonal component to prevent ovulation. They also thicken the cervical mucosa, which prevents the sperm from penetrating. If both of these methods fail and the egg does get fertilized, the IUD works by preventing implantation of the fertilized egg. The fertilized egg would then come out with your period, however, it would be incredibly small, and is unlikely that you would even see it. Not like the tissue you described.

An endometrial cast means that the lining of the uterus came out in one piece, rather than as pieces of tissue and blood as happens in a normal period.

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Answer 10

OMG how old are you?? Why are you using an IUD if you don't know what the side effects might be for some woman?? I don't understand why your doctor didn't speak to you in plain English, so that you could understand this term he used. You ought to call your doctor again and ask him what he thinks. This question is pretty serious and personal so call up a professional.