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IUDs are used to prevent pregnancy and are considered to be 95-98% effective. It should be noted that IUDs offer no protection against the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS ) virus or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoI guess it is to make sure the IUD is in place. If you can't feel the string it's a possibility the IUD has shifted
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Can the iud string come off and fall out of you?
Because it is securely attached to the IUD, an IUD string is unlikely to fall out. If you find your string is missing, contact your health care provider and use a backup method of birth control until you confirm that the IUD is still in place. A missing string can mean the IUD fell out without you knowing, but typically the string just moved up into the cervix.
What does an IUD string feel like?
An IUD string feels like fishing line.
Do you have to feel the IUD string all the time?
No, you do not have to feel the IUD string all the time.
How do you check your IUD string?
To check your IUD string, just put a finger in your vagina and confirm that you can feel the string, you can't feel the plastic of the IUD, and the string does not seem to be noticably longer than the last time you checked.
What if you can only feel one string from the IUD?
As long as you can feel at least one string, there is no cause for concern, and no need for an exam with your health care provider. The purpose of checking the strings is to make sure the IUD is present an in place. The apparent disappearance of one string is not an indication of a missing or displaced IUD if the other one is present. The most likely reason for feeling only one string is that the other is so close it can't be perceived as separate.
What is the purpose of the string attached to the IntraUterine Device?
I believe it is to assist in the removal of the device
Does the IUD string enter the cervix if pregnant while on the IUD?
No, that wouldn't normally happen.
What are the complications of misplaced IUD?
i have an iud for over 30 years i had an ultisound and they found it the string was not there
When you got the IUD the man cut the sting too short?
There is no harm from having a short string on an IUD. Some women choose to have it inserted and have the entire string removed.
Is it true that a IUD string left behind after removal of the IUD can harm your baby?
I have never heard of such a thing after 20 years in family planning, and I also can't imagine how the IUD string would be left behind. I wouldn't lose sleep over this possibility.
What is the purpose of string?
String was meant to be string. No others purpose.
You are having a leep procedure with the Mirena IUD is there anyone that can tell you of their experiences with the IUD?
Just had the LEEP surgery... They had to take out the Mirena because of the string...Now I have to pay over 800 just to get a new IUD put in.
