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Does placement of an IUD hurt?

blessedinthewestblessedinthewest member
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I really want to get an IUD but I am a total chicken.  I don't want to get it if it hurts.
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Re: Does placement of an IUD hurt?

  • wordtoyourmotherwordtoyourmother member
    I cramped up a lot when I got mine and felt nauseous later.  However, I don't think that's the norm.  They generally don't hurt. 
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  • litlmermdlitlmermd member
    I have mirena...it hurt, but wasn't unbearable.  Not even close to giving birth!!Smile  I cramped a lot the day afterwards but since then I have been fine.  Good luck!
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  • kelmchickkelmchick
    It didn't hurt for me... but it hurt for a friend. 
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  • Mrs.tlcSMrs.tlcS member
    it was a little uncomfortable, but short lived.
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  • pdxjennpdxjenn member
    I would call it "intensely uncomfortable"... I got labor like cramps just during the insertion.
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  • allie482allie482

    The placement wasn't bad at all for me.  Having the speculum in for a bit longer than during a regular exam was pretty uncomfortable, but it was over pretty quickly.  I cramped a bit afterwards, but I was perfectly fine by that evening.  My doctor told me to take 2 ibuprofen before having the IUD placed, so maybe that helped me a bit.

    Overall, I'm very happy with the whole thing.

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  • SarahCMSarahCM member
    It wasn't too bad for me. Similar to getting a pap smear, but lasting a little longer. And I had some cramping during insertion as well, but tolerable. 
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  • ablouablou member
    I took 2 Xanex.  It didn't hurt at all!  Woo hoo!  No babies & no pain!
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  • mdnawilsmdnawils
    imageallie482:

    The placement wasn't bad at all for me.  Having the speculum in for a bit longer than during a regular exam was pretty uncomfortable, but it was over pretty quickly.  I cramped a bit afterwards, but I was perfectly fine by that evening.  My doctor told me to take 2 ibuprofen before having the IUD placed, so maybe that helped me a bit.

    Overall, I'm very happy with the whole thing.

    That's a good tip.  I am getting one soon - thanks!

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  • katie.i.dokatie.i.do

    it wasn't too bad, just some strong pressure. I think it may have been a little more intense for me than for a lot of post-baby women because i neither had a vaginal birth nor was I finishing my period, so my cervix didn't exactly welcome it with open arms.

    But i wouldn't say it was really painful. just crampy. and i did get a little light headed/sweaty just at the end of the procedure, which we attributed to my nervous system.

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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    I took a Norco before I went in and didn't feel a thing...I was high as a kite though.
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  • SmootchySmootchy member
    imagelitlmermd:
    I have mirena...it hurt, but wasn't unbearable.  Not even close to giving birth!!Smile  I cramped a lot the day afterwards but since then I have been fine.  Good luck!
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  • mailofchochomailofchocho
    Nope. I got mine like 2 weeks after Jada was born and it didnt hurt at all...tho they did a pap on me first. I cramped for about 3 hours but like a got to poop cramp. spotted a little here and there but other than that loving every min of it.
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