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I'm a woman who told my female coworkers about a woman who went in for a scan to check her IUD, only for the same scan to tell her that she was pregnant. They didn't get why I was so horrified by this.
Comment by Federal-Cut-3449 at 09/03/2025 at 02:29 UTC
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That sounds awful…
Comment by ellafirewolf at 09/03/2025 at 14:59 UTC
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Yeah almost the same thing happened to me. I had had an IUD for like 2 years, it was working great. But then I started feeling different - I felt nauseous all day, my boobs got soar and bloated, my sense of smell was so heightened that any amount of bad smells made me want to puke. So I took a test and it showed I was pregnant. At the hospital they took me in for an x-ray (I think is what it’s called? Or something similar atleast. Maybe a scan like you said, english is my third language), and it showed that no IUD was there. So it had somehow gotten expelled from my body without me noticing.
I have no idea how that happened. It’s possible that I managed to suck it out when taking out my menstrual cup, but I feel like I should have noticed or seen it in the toilet bowl. Either way I ended up having an abortion, and that abortion was painful as fuck. Luckily my boyfriend was with me all the way and helped me throughout. But that situation scared me a little, because I have a new IUD now and I don’t want the same thing happening again, so I’m always extra careful with tampons now and make sure to look in the toilet bowl every time. I’ve stopped using the menstrual cup completely because of it, because even though it’s the greatest invention for periods, it’s a bit risky when you have an IUD. Anytime I’m having a day where my boobs are soar or I’m feeling a bit ill I get really worried. But no issues so far! crossing my fingers
Comment by squirrellytoday at 09/03/2025 at 08:18 UTC
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That sounds like a fekkin NIGHTMARE.
I had one child. That was enough. Pregnancy wasn't fun for me, birth was pretty rough, and the newborn stage is just a blur of sleep deprivation. No thanks. Not doing that again. Ever.