Cups and IUD's

[gimalxina.livejournal.com]

A question of curiosity;

I use menstrual cups. If I were to get an IUD, would I have to stop using them? Someone said this to me today.

Comments

[spamanda77.livejournal.com]

I had a mirena and used my diva cup successfully. I had a lot of spotting from my mirena and the cup worked perfectly to solve that problem!
Some people definitely have problems with it though. There is a chance that you can catch the strings and pull the IUD out, or just pull it down farther than it should be.
I'd check out the iud_divas community here, they have a lot of info.
Good luck. I loved BOTH.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Basically, its sort of a "use at your own risk" situation. Its probably not the super greatest idea - the risk is that you'll catch the IUD strings when you pull your cup out, and give the IUD a yank before you know whats going on. I use my cup with an IUD though, because I just hate all the alternatives! Many women do so and are fine...but it is a risk, so really its all about your personal comfort level!

[journlynne.livejournal.com]

Ditto to the other posters. I've only had my iud for a couple weeks, but have used my cup successfully. The first couple insertions were very difficult, but I don't know if some of it was mental, just knowing there was "something else up there." good luck!

[svexsal.livejournal.com]

I've been told many times that the instead softcups were not recommended for paragard users because of the suction it creates.

[tornattheelbo.livejournal.com]

insteads don't create suction, but they do scrape against the cervix when you remove them, could potentially pull the strings out at the same time as your cup, definitely.

[tornattheelbo.livejournal.com]

that said i haven't had the 'ovaries' to use a cup with my IUD yet.

[h0rsegurrrl.livejournal.com]

They're not recommended for use with any IUD, not just ParaGard, because the strings can get caught on the rim and get yanked.

[imnotyourstarx.livejournal.com]

i was really worried about this too because i loved my cup prior to getting my iud.

but then i got my iud, and i havent had a single period since, so its not really an issue for me!