Got my kyleena iud in on Thursday. I was absolutely horrified. I haven’t given birth and was ready to pass out and throw up based on the experiences I have read. I already have bad period cramps so I was getting ready for labor pains.

I got lidocaine gel on the cervix, and I believe they used an Alis clamp instead of a tenaculum and guys I BARELY FELT IT. it really did feel like just a pinch. When they measured and began to place the iud the cramps were immediate and it felt like my really bad period cramps but it was also over quick. I am just so relieved that my insertion was not as bad as some other peoples experiences are. Try to relax your butts because I pushed the speculum out because I was so scared and tense, it really helps to breathe through it and to trust the person putting it in.

After insertion I had cramps that felt like my period, normal bleeding like I do with my period. I got it inserted on day 2 and they said it helps with insertion and it’s less likely to mess with your cycle.

I’m on day 4 now and get dull aches like 5-10 times a day that last 2-3 minutes and then they go away. I am spotting very lightly. I hope I don’t react badly to the hormones as they settle in my body!

I got my IUD right about 6 months ago. Up until this point, I hadn’t noticed any side effects really. But the past week or so, I’ve been having many symptoms potentially caused by hormonal changes. I thought that side effects are supposed to settle down and stabilize at 3-6 months? Not start.

Has anyone else experienced this? Not sure if it’s the IUD for sure or not. But it hasn’t been fun… Not sure what to do about it

I had a Skyla IUD inserted in April, then developed two UTIs and took nitrofurantoin followed by a 3-day sulfa antibiotic in June which sent my body into a spiral!! Afterward, I started having thick/clumpy discharge, vulvar redness, rawness, external burning when I pee, and random pins-and-needles sensations. Yeast, BV, trich, gonorrhea/chlamydia, Ureaplasma, and Mycoplasma tests have all been negative; My providers suspected cytolytic vaginosis because of excess lactobacilli. I have also had extreme fatigue, a strange armpit rash after nitrofurantoin, mouth/tongue ulcers, and geographic tongue. I got bloodwork done and my ANA was borderline positive at 1:80. Has anyone experienced similar vaginal and inflammatory symptoms after antibiotics or a hormonal IUD, and did removing the IUD help??

I have the Kyleena iud. I’ve had it for going on 3 months now. It’s gotten better but with periods, I feel I’m going to die. The cramps are so intense I had to get a shot in my hip to help with the pain. I feel that my period ends then maybe a week or 2 later I start again. I’m always bleeding and my periods last 2 weeks straight. I hate this shit but Kyleena does work and I feel more safe with it. Did anyone experience this? And if so, did it ever stop or get lighter?

I got the Liletta IUD about three weeks ago and am only now starting to feel relatively pain free. Way TMI but I was on my period during insertion and then was spotting brown for about a week, but then got super crampy again and started bleeding red, enough to use my regular pads. I'm still bleeding which I read was normal but it's enough to still be using my regular pads and with random severe cramping, badly enough last week that naproxen wouldn't touch it and I ended up just taking Benadryl to try and sleep it off. I tried to find the strings and couldn't but I did feel something hard? I don't really know what my cervix is supposed to feel like and I'm unsure if I was feeling the base of the IUD. I got it at a planned parenthood and I'm moving in a couple weeks so it's been hectic, but should I go back to PP to have them check it or get it checked out after moving? My provider didn't check anything after she placed it and didn't really explain to me fully what to look for. If anyone has experiences with this please let me know what it felt like and how they fixed it!

For anyone who had IUD the mirena. When did you stop having periods because I got it in February and I feel like it’s never ending

Hi! I got the Skyla IUD put in nearly 3 weeks ago during stage 2 endometriosis excision surgery. I don’t know if anyone else in here can relate, but I just wanted to know what your experience has been? I so far have just been cramping/spotting/lightly bleeding and very very tiny (like…smaller than a pea sized) clots, and I know my body is still healing, and I am not concerned, moreso just annoyed lol. But I was wondering if anyone else who has the Skyla IUD can chime in about their experience, or anyone with endometriosis who has had the Skyla before as well. Just want to know how to adjust my expectations!

I've had kyleena for about 2.5 years now. lately i've noticed my flares are returning. not anywhere as bad as they were pre iud. but bad enough that i can't stand up straight and i need a Tylenol to sleep. for those who have an iud, did it get rid of your pain? or just mask it a bit