Hi, I am a 42 yr old mother that has the cooper IUD.  Next month will be 3 yrs I've had mine inserted.  I have just read HORRIBLE feedback, that thank God until now, I have not experienced.  What I have noticed and experienced is a TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NASTY, UNCOMFORTABLE, SMELL.  The strong smell of like iron, cooper, like when something is rotten, (how embarassing).  I am also very particular and sensitive when it comes to odor.  I dont have BA, it's not a fishy smell either.  My period at first was regular, very heavy like the first day, then after that very light, and lasted, the most 4-5 days.  The past few months my period has been funny, like not a heavy period, I mean i can probably just wear a panty liner but it last mayber a week or more.... its just wierd. And the smell doesnt want to go away.  I dont douche, its been yearsssssssssssssssssssss maybe early 20's since i last douched, never felt a need for it, or really ever had to.  OMG could this smell be the IUD?  Blood that needs to come down and its stuck causing the smell. (pardon my stupidity or details) but its a pain in the ass that when someone approaches me, im scared to open my legs, like if im sitting down, because I can smell it, so imagine someone else.  i have one sexual partner.  Like i said earlier, i have read about depression, loss of libido, weight gain.  my sexual appetitie has not decreased at all.. It actually has increased, whether its my partner or just me... who knows.  The one other thing i have noticed is that my belly has significantly gotten bigger, as if i was pregnant. 

 

could my two major concerns, (smell & belly) be due to the IUD?