i have a LOT of weird stuff going on, and i have an IUD, and a lot of people telling me i'm perfectly fine

Question

but here is whats been going on:

nausea - 2 weeks
thick cervical mucus discharge 1 week
late period (normal for the merina) - LMP July
sore nipples - 2 days
fatigue - 2 weeks
bloated - 2 weeks

last week i took two pregnancy tests (one EPT on Wed. at home, and one at the urgent care clinic on Thurs) both (-). 2 days later i took another (-) as well. i went to the urgent care clinic b/c i noticed my IUD strings had gotten considerably shorter. the urgent care doc didn't know anything about Merina IUD (to the point to where he had to look it up on the internet to treat me), but he assumed that everything was fine since he could see the strings - but he couldn't explain why they'd shortened, so my faith in his knowledge isn't very strong and i'm sure you can understand why. i have not had kids before, so this is all new to me, and my previous chemical pregnancy was so short i had little to no symptoms. i want to know what level my pregnancy concern should be at. advice?

i personally think that i'm either pregnant b/c the IUD moved, or i am about to get a very overdue period and the hormone changes are making all of this happen. but like i said, i've never experienced pregnancy before so i wouldn't know what to look for. my family has a tendancy of not showing up on pregnancy tests until we are very far along - my sister was almost 2 months along before she popped (+) - so i have a pretty valid cause of concern i feel, even after having two (-) tests.

i do not take in caffeene, and have had no changed in clothing (often a valid explination of sore nipples - neither of which apply in this scenario - i have bad reactions to caffeene, and being a college student, i can't afford a chang in clothing, lol!)

Answer 1

It's possible that the Mirena strings have partially wrapped themselves around the plastic part of the IUD, and that's why they're shorter. It's also possible that the Mirena has moved upwards. The only way to know for sure is to have an ultrasound.

If the Mirena is in the proper position, you are most likely not pregnant. If it's not, though, you could be. Go see a doctor who knows about these IUDs, and find out for sure.

Answer 2

I would make an appointment with the doctor who inserted your IUD. You might be having normal side effects, but the only way to know is to talk to a doctor who is very familiar with Mirena.

Answer 3

You need to see another doctor, someone knowledgeable.