hello, my name is andrea, i had the mirena iud inserted on feb 15 2011 after i had my first child at 17 on christmas eve 2010. i loved it....at first....then i started to notice a foul odor.ive never had any problems with my downstairs, so i was freaking out alot.i thought maybe my bf had cheeated but then i found this site. i went to the dr and had my iud removed on may 9 2011 and talked to mydr about the odor....it was bv...i was very upset.and i am glad to say that its a week later and everything is back to normal except for my period....i recommend that if you have an iud , you consider tasking it out bc the problems i had from it are very comon and the outcome isnt pretty.
I posted on this thread a while back. I was having issues with a strange smell and knew it couldn’t be an infection. For those of you struggling, I did find that yogurt helped (eating, not douching like some suggested) but didn’t stop the problem all together. That makes me think it has something to do with Ph balance as probiotics are known to resolve those issues. Any who, the smell coupled with a dull pain on my right side, I think near an ovary, prompted me to have the thing removed. I went in yesterday and had the IUD removed and so far have had no issues. I am not even bleeding. The dull pain is gone and there is no trace of that smell. I am sure the IUD was the cause of both. Even though I found that the yogurt helped, the constant worry just wasn't worth it! So far, very pleased with my decision to have the thing removed. I will post back if anything changes.
I just had my IUD out, and have started noticing an odor that everyone is describing with the IUD in. Has anyone had their IUD removed, and then noticed an odor? I also had some bleeding that has been heavier then when I had the IUD in. I had the IUD for 21/2 years.
I just had my IUD taken out, and now I am noticing an odor like the one is being described here. Has anyone else noticed an odor after having the IUD removed?
think god i looked at this i have had the iud in for almost 8 months and i also have this smell coming out i dont want to get in bed next to my husban cuz im soo embarrassing... it feels like i started my monthly but its just that like water that smell that smells horable ..:( i hate it so bad what do i do......
I am so glad to have found this site. Ive had the copper IUD for about 7 months now, and all of a sudden this horrible odor Ugghh.. this had never occured to me, so I was starting to believe that something was terirble wrong. It's nice to not be alone on this. Thanks for all the great advice ladies. More power to us.
i have had the iud mirena since feb 15 i have liked it so far but i have really bad cysts from it. also i have noticed a very foul smell. i had the smell before when i was on the bc shot. my dr told me it was from the blood not being able to fall or come out of where it was supposed to. when i first got the iud i didnt notice it but now it is unbarable and im not sure what to do the pill makes me have gallbladder attacks and the shot makes me emotional so this was my last option. idk if i should have it taken out or just deal with it and see if it goes away....
OMGOSHHHH!!! I am also glad i found this forum!!! Ive had the IUD in for almost a year and a half. For several months I have noticed a disgusting fishy smell and thick white discharge coming from my cervix. Sex has sometimes been embarrassing, and even in public I have been scared of people smelling it. If i can smell it, i was certain other people could smell it too. I thought id caught an sti or std from mistakes but tests always came back clear, and now im realising it must be the iud. before I chose to have it, my discharge and periods were completely normal and my vagina NEVER smelled. I was not told of these side effects!!! But i hate the pill, causes major weight gain! :'(
Hi i had the IUD for about a year and noticed the horrific smell about 1 month after getting it. Had it removed about 1 year later because of the smell and the smell has not gone away!! My periods are thick and heavy with alot of clots!! Been to the Dr. numerous times with no help. I am finally going to have a complete hysterectomy very soon and hopefully removing everything will help. I am 40 and do not wish to have another child so i am praying this works.
I have the same problem, and I had my IUD in for three years know. Everytime I go to my GYN doctor he tells me the samething every visitation that i have VB. Im tried of the cremes and I want my IUD out, because its effecting me and myself esteem i feel uncomfortable being around people because off this foul smell.... ewwwwwww i cant stand it.
ve had paragard for almost a year and a half, developed a few days ago a watery discharge it started as red then brown and now lgiht brown, and it smells!!!! not like fish its a smell i cant really pin point, id say similar to raw decaying meat. DISGUSTING! the smell is only when the discharge comes out. Is this fimaliar to any of you ladies?? i think im going to have this iud thing removed its nothing but a torture device, i always feel pinching and cramping too its horrible
I am soo glad I search on the internet and found this website. I have the IUD and have the same gross problem! I can not stand smelling like this. I have it for about 5 months now just notice a nasty smell. What other birth control works great like this with no smell??? My doctor did not tell anything like this! Seems like so many girls are having the same problem! Why would they recommend this? Well I will be taking my out soon and try to find something else. I have 2 kids and do not want anymore untill awhile!!!
Hi ladies, same story, same problem. I have had the IUD for one month now. After my first period of having the IUD, I noticed a strange smell. It haven't gone away. I only been intimate with my boyfriend once since I had the IUD( he lives out of town). That was right before my period. I was thinking like most of you; did he give me an STD? I found this sight and now I think it's the IUD. I found the following link and I will try some of these remedies. Today I tried the tea tree oil with warm water. So far it is helping. Hopefully it will keep working. If not I will try some of the suggestion from your postings. Click on the link below.
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same problem. Looking at 11 pages of the same disgusting experience, I totally sympathize with all of you, but feel so much better. I had my Paragard in for 9 years, never any problems until about 5 months ago. I thought it was a chemical reaction to scented tampons or lake water. I had a normal Pap in May. Had horrible cramping today and clots (should have been my first day off my period). Well, checked my IUD in the shower and it felt like I had a tampon in there, I knew that wasnt the case, yanked on it very gently and my IUD came out :( I think the IUD was dislodged since the odor started (very sour metallic smell).
I am just mortified that I need to find a new contraceptive, all done having babies...on the brighter side, the smell is completely gone. Going to see my GYN this week. Thinking I will get another IUD put in and maybe have it changed out before the 10 years is up, not sure, my head is still spinning from this awful experience.
i have the same foul odor when a watery light redish brown discharge comes out. my body does well with the iud except for this disgusting stench. the shot had me depressed and the pill had me barfing and in pain everyday. uuuuggghhh i hate this smell its embarrassing i know others can smell it. ive only had sex one time since i got this six months ago. i have no sex life thanks to this nasty smelly vagina. thanks to mirena.