Possible miscarriage w IUD

I had an iud for 2 years and experienced the same symptoms. Strange bleeding pattern and then severe cramping. I went to the doctor and my husband and I decided to have it removed because the pain was very abnormal. A few weeks later we found out I was pregnant. I know that the pain was the iud trying to force a miscarriage and it breaks my heart to know I almost had an abortion without realizing it.

Ok, I started my period on March 6th, stopped on Tuesday the 10th. DH and I DTD on Thursday the 12th. Later I got brown discharge and figure it was just left over no big deal. That happened for till monday the 16th. I woke up yesterday morning with cramps Like I was starting my period again, felt really tired sunday monday and today. Brown discharge turned to pink and then last night was clear with a few blood streaks. Then No Bleading nothing at all. I feel sick to my stomach on and of and still crampy. I Have an IUD for two years and never have had a problem. Also have a slight fever but it slight 99.2 up to 99.4. Could I get a positive result from pregnancy test this soon? Still feel strings but they maybe a little longer now than usual But they aren't where they usually are. I feel like I did when I was prego with both my girls.

I to got pregnant with my ParaGard IUD. I thought that my period had disapeared completely I didn't think that I could get prego with it my health department never told me about this happening. I didn't have any pregnancy symptoms as I did with my two boys then about a month ago I started getting a "belly". I have an appointment Thursday to have it removed.

I agree i wish i had never gotten the IUD my periods are painful and 3-4 times as long as they were before i got it.

i have the cooper idu, for four years i have had unprotected sex never got pregnant. about four days ago i got what i thought to be a normal period same time, started light. then the i started to bleed every hard, through things one super tampoon, pad, panties, and jeans, in one hour never had a period like this. i have a four year old thats why i got the idu, i got pregnant on the pill i am resposible i could never have an abortion because i dont find it morally right so i need brith control that im not going to get pregnant on. I DO NOT WANT ANY MORE CHILDREN AT THIS TIME. So i couldnt stop, i have to keep moving i cant be sick and i never thought i was having a miscarriage because i was always good with the idu. So then the blood clots started, dime size quarter size. no one believed me though... YOU CANT BE PREGNANT you have THE IDU. i called the secrectary at my obgyn office she told me to go to the hospital. i went.. after sitting there for 6 and a half hours the doctor told me she too got pregnant on the cooper idu and she has a two year old girl, but the thing that through me off is she called it a chemical pregnany, no ma the idu stopped my baby from growing. so i called my doctor because the doctor did no test the ultrasound no examination i am hermerging. i left the hospital without any answers. i went to my obgyn he did the examination and a ultrasound. there was no sac which i wanted to say because its been coming out of me for the last couple days. then he showed me now my idu is still in tack. i really dont even understand why he would leave this c**p inside me. i m going to get it removed. i found these web sites to be more informative then either one of the doctors. i wish my doctor knew how many cases there was so he could understand. i dont think he dosent know what he's talking about he is a wonderful doctor, i just think the results are showing now, they should have done more researching and testing.

After reading all this, I'm scared now. I wonder how many miscarriages I've had. This is my second IUD because the first one had to be removed during surgery to remove cysts on my L ovary. I've had it for four yrs and with absolutely no bleeding or spotting, until recently. I have felt the symptoms of pregnancy quite a bit through out the four yrs but I thought it was only because of the progresterone making my body think I was pregnant. I had been trying to gain 25 pounds back for the past two yrs and all of the sudden I gained 12, then my butt finally came back, then my husband noticed my hips got wider and a few days ago I noticed my boobs were bigger (just a little) and firmer. WHAT THE c**p IS GOING ON WITH THIS THING!!! I'm scared to take a pregnancy test because I've already got three kids but there is absolutely no way I would get rid of it. Has this happened to anyone else?

I am an L&D nurse and have two children. I had the IUD once between them and now have it in after my last (11 month old). Before both children I had a miscarriage and need a D&C to clean out the remaining contents of my uterus after it. I was feeling the sense that I was pregnant took a home pregnancy test and it looked positive but not definite, about a month later had some mild bleeding followed by pink to brown spotting a couple of weeks after that. I had some spotting with my son though. Now, a month after the spotting I am sure I have had a miscarriage with heavy bleeding (saturating a pad in less than an hour, like 20 min.), clots half the size of my hand and the IUD is in. I am calling my Nurse Practitioner to have it taken out and make sure I don't have an ectopic pregnancy. I love the IUD and still would consider it at a later time. I believe this may not happen to a large percentage of people using IUDs, but I would like to see some studies at this point.

I can relate to many of your stories. I had a baby 7 months ago, had the Paraguard IUD placed 5 months ago, and I began weaning her from the breast a two months ago so I started having periods. I had a period Nov 18 and Dec 18th, so I was expecting one on Jan 18th except I STARTED FEELING PREGNANT...again! I told my husband and he was doubtful because the IUD is supposed to be 99.7% effective to "prevent pregnancy". On Jan 22nd I started noticing brown spotting so I assumed it was my period arriving 6 days late. After two days of spotting the gushes of bright red blood started flowing so I was relieved that my period started (I have a 7 month old baby and a 18 month old toddler...we arent ready for another!). I announced to my friends and family that my "pregnancy scare" was over and that I wasn't pregnant....but after three days, the heavy bleeding hadn't let up and I noticed a lot of blood clots in the toilet/pad too. On top of that, I felt extremely anxious and depressed and had dreams about birthing a baby boy at 6 months. The depression has been going on for four days now...not like a normal period. Normally, there are mood SWINGS...ups with the downs, but this is only down. Last night my husband and I got in an argument and I went to take a drive to be alone and felt like giving up on life. That is when I knew something wasn't right. I normally LOVE my life and family and God and know how to deal with these emotions. So, I went to the ER to talk to a doctor. I told her that I felt pregnant a few weeks prior, my period was late and very heavy with cramping and clots, fatigue, depressions, etc. She did blood test to see if my thyroid was OK and did a pregnancy test. She said everything was normal and made a consultation to psychology. This morning I woke up and the bleeding is still very heavy so I called the "advice nurse" at the OB/GYN clinic. She said the ER doctor didnt do a "quantitative hcG" test to see if I had a miscarriage. She ordered that test and I did that earlier today. I will find out tomorrow if the hcg levels were below or above 5, which is how they determine if I was pregnant. No matter what the results are, I really believe I was. Yesterday my husband mentioned that he was going to make his appointment for his vasectomy...which is what we have been planning on for months....and I broke down crying and telling him I am not sure if I am "done" having kids. This is TOTALLY weird for me...cause I am so tired from having two babies in a row and I was so sure I was done. I think I feel this way because I lost a pregnancy. I feel it in my body and heart, and as sad as I am to say it, I think it was a boy. His name would have been Gideon.

I can relate to many of your stories. I had a baby 7 months ago, had the Paraguard IUD placed 5 months ago, and I began weaning her from the breast a two months ago so I started having periods. I had a period Nov 18 and Dec 18th, so I was expecting one on Jan 18th except I STARTED FEELING PREGNANT...again! I told my husband and he was doubtful because the IUD is supposed to be 99.7% effective to "prevent pregnancy". On Jan 22nd I started noticing brown spotting so I assumed it was my period arriving 6 days late. After two days of spotting the gushes of bright red blood started flowing so I was relieved that my period started (I have a 7 month old baby and a 18 month old toddler...we arent ready for another!). I announced to my friends and family that my "pregnancy scare" was over and that I wasn't pregnant....but after three days, the heavy bleeding hadn't let up and I noticed a lot of blood clots in the toilet/pad too. On top of that, I felt extremely anxious and depressed and had dreams about birthing a baby boy at 6 months. The depression has been going on for four days now...not like a normal period. Normally, there are mood SWINGS...ups with the downs, but this is only down. Last night my husband and I got in an argument and I went to take a drive to be alone and felt like giving up on life. That is when I knew something wasn't right. I normally LOVE my life and family and God and know how to deal with these emotions. So, I went to the ER to talk to a doctor. I told her that I felt pregnant a few weeks prior, my period was late and very heavy with cramping and clots, fatigue, depressions, etc. She did blood test to see if my thyroid was OK and did a pregnancy test. She said everything was normal and made a consultation to psychology. This morning I woke up and the bleeding is still very heavy so I called the "advice nurse" at the OB/GYN clinic. She said the ER doctor didnt do a "quantitative hcG" test to see if I had a miscarriage. She ordered that test and I did that earlier today. I will find out tomorrow if the hcg levels were below or above 5, which is how they determine if I was pregnant. No matter what the results are, I really believe I was. Yesterday my husband mentioned that he was going to make his appointment for his vasectomy...which is what we have been planning on for months....and I broke down crying and telling him I am not sure if I am "done" having kids. This is TOTALLY weird for me...cause I am so tired from having two babies in a row and I was so sure I was done. I think I feel this way because I lost a pregnancy. I feel it in my body and heart, and as sad as I am to say it, I think it was a boy. His name would have been Gideon.

I just want to testify that I have had Paraguard for almost 2 1/2 years and I have been experiencing the exact same symptoms. Regular periods, longer-tissue-filled periods, and pregnancy symptoms. (I have a 2 year old, so I know what it feels like!) My doctor just told me I was paranoid. I am having a hard time adjusting to the fact that my iud is not preventing fertilization, rather implantation. This is something I morally can't settle with, not to mention the physical side effects that ared tremendous. I will be getting mine removed.

So I have had the copper iud for about 9 months now, and the last 4 months I have had either just spotting or a very heavy period with lots of clotting. The last 2 periods I have ahd to change my sheets because I was bleeding so bad, but 2 months before I had hardly bled at all. I just stopped bleeding 2 days ago and the last month I was constantly feeling sick before and after eating. I lost 4lb in 1 month which is odd because I have been struggling to lose 10lb. I also Have a lot of cramping continuing after my period, and randomly throughout the month. Im starting to think its just my body rejecting the iud. It seems like my body reacts to everything so this doesn't supprise me. Should I just get it taken out?

i have had the iud for less than a year my son was born august 4, 2010 and i got it put in on my 6 week checkup, i bleed for 7months afterwards, and i finally had normal periods, but now i have been bleeding for 3 weeks straight, i had spotting for a week then it stopped for 2 days and during the time it stopped one time when i went to the bathroom i felt something come out like a clot and when i looked down there was a small lil circle with a wierd shape in it, i see my doctor today and im sure hes gonna tell me it was a miscarriage i know my body excellent and i was pregnant i had 2 urine tests come back inconclusive and the third one i took after the fact and it came back negative, a test is not always right so ladies if you have ANY concerns get to your doctor immediately!!!!!!!!!!

I have just experienced something very similar.  I have a 6 mo old daughter, at my 6wk check up I had a ParaGaurd IUD put in.  I bleed for about a month afterward, but then returned to normal menstrual cycles. I had not had sex until recently ( the last 2 mos,) and this month I had all of the signs of pregnancy.  The signs were identical to my previous two pregnancies.  I had everything from extreme fatigue, nausea, fuller breast and darker aureola, extreme mood swings and appetite changes, etc.  I was truly worried I was pregnant.  I took three hpt. (all negative), but being that I'd only be about 6wks, I wouldn't show up on a urine test (I didn't even register on blood hcg test until week 8 with both of my kids.)  Still I worried.  I had three days during the month of very light, bright red spotting. Three days ago I had a sudden, sharp pain shot thru my pelvic region that was so bad it caused me to double over and I did a self check.  I could feel my cervix, which is unusual because mine sits far back and at a backward angle I normally don't feel it except in late pregnancy.  Two days ago I had heavier spotting, but it still wasn't enough to soil a pad.  I've been beyond exhausted over the past couple of days and today out of nowhere I had a gush of blood that soaked my underwear.  My peroid is over a week late, and I have always been a heavy bleeder, so I assumed I had finally started.  But after the first gush the bleeding stopped.  I put in  a super + tampon and and over night pad.  While playing outside with my 2 yr old son, I had a sudden feeling of something large being pushed out, so immediately I went inside and checked.  I had soaked threw the pad, my underwear, pants, and the tampon had been pushed out and there was a round, rather solid looking clot bigger then a golf ball attached to the tampon.  It looks as though there is something in it.  I am now running a mild fever.  I really fear I have had a miscarriage. It's a shame that the doctors won't take us seriously, since it is our bodies and we know them better then they do.  I got the IUD to prevent pregnancy, not to cause abortions, which I am against.  I think this is a problem with IUD's that needs to be further researched.  I going to go the hospital to get checked and will let everyone know what happens.

What do you plan to use then? I'm also considering a copper IUD, because i need to find a VERY effective way of preventing pregnancy but don't want anything that could possible cause a miscarriage or kill any pregnancy that does happen. Need to avoid pregnancy at all costs, but not if there is a chance of killing the baby. Your research? What have you found besides condoms and spermicide?

My husband had a vasectomy. So far so good.