IUD and Instead
Dec. 30th, 2011 11:16 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
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I'm thinking about getting an IUD like the copper T, but I love my Instead softcups. I've heard that IUDs have strings that come out of the cervix that you have to check. Can these get pulled by menstrual cups? Does anyone know if it's ok to have an IUD and continue to use mentrual cups like the Instead soft cup? Thanks!
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Date: 2011-12-30 05:26 pm (UTC)I seem to remember reading that because they sit higher up, Insteads are really not a good idea with IUDs. However, many folks continue using their Diva Cups with their IUDs. (I'm basing this on info from over at IUD Divas, if you want to check that out, too!) I expelled my first IUD a few days after it was put in, but I wasn't using a cup during the expulsion. The little bugger just popped out. Because of this experience, I'm not using a DivaCup now. However, the Mirena has really reduced my bleeding so I can get by with tampons.
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Date: 2011-12-30 05:35 pm (UTC)