I HAVE HAD MY IUD FOR A YEAR NOW. FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE ONLY HAD 3 REGULAR PERIODS SKIPPINGS MONTHS HERE AND THERE. SEX HAS BEEN PAINFUL EVER SENCE I HAVE GOT IT. I CRAMP DURING SEX AND FOR A DAY AFTER. FOR THIS WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER I HAVE BEEN SPOTTING LIGHTLY THEN ALL A SUDDEN I GET A HEAVY FLOW THEN BY THAT EVENING BACK TO JUST SPOTTING. THIS FLOW HAS ARRIVED 4 TIMES THIS MONTH. AND I HAVE HAD CRAMPS ALL MONTH FROM IT. MY HUSBAND COMPLAINS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH THAT HE GETS POKED BY MY STRINGS. I WAS WONDERING IF THE SPOTTING AND PROBLEMS FOR THIS MONTH IS CAUSE I COULD BE PREGNANT? I TOOK A TEST AND IT WAS NEGATIVE. I TALKED TO MY HUSBAND AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE MY IUD REMOVED FOR THE SAFTY OF MY BODY. WE PLAN ON HAVING ONE MORE CHID AND DONT WANT PROBLEMS DUE TO THIS.