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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/Visual-Basis8989 on 2023-09-25 23:51:48.
Long story short (this is NOT medical advice, just my own personal story because I scoured the internet looking for answers and could hardly find anything regarding this topic)
I’m writing this post for anyone that has been in my place and for public knowledge as FOUR different gynecologists couldn’t find out a simple reason why i was bleeding and spotting non-stop after a copper IUD insertion but I did!
I had Nova -T IUD inserted postpartum and right after the insertion i bleed and spotted for 6 months straight until I couldn’t take it no more and had it removed
I don’t know why but i had a feeling that this could be because i’m very petite 4”11 and felt like my uterine debth could potentially be too small for the IUD, I did voice my concerns but it was disregarded by the doctor that did the insertion, after 6 months of the insertion i went online to read the insertion instructions for practitioners online and come to find out that the minimum uterine depth for it was 6cm
I then switched to Flexi-t 300 which was the smallest commercially available copper IUD and it’s designed for uterine depth of 5cm or more, during the insertion i asked the gynecologist about my uterine depth and it turns out it was only 5.5cm which meant the previous IUD was too large for my uterus and caused the non-stop bleeding and spotting
Fast forward i’m now two weeks in and the bleeding and spotting with the new IUD only lasted a week!