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mirena coil - can it fall out unnoticed?

i had a mirena coil fitted about a month back. at least once a month i check to see that the "strings" are still there (anyone who has a mirena will know what i am talking about) anyway...i can no longer find the strings!!! surely it couldn't have slipped out unnoticed? is it possible that the mirena has moved position slightly in my uterus and so it is still there but th strings are now higher up? anyone had a similar experience?

evedawn Mon 12/05/08 19:07

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evedawn
Mon 12/05/08
19:23

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OOPS sorry it was fitted almost a YEAR back....excuse the typo in the first line of above.

BagPussAA
Tue 13/05/08
08:07

It is possible for it to move slightly. I have had mine now for 2 years and cant feel the strings any more but know it is still there. If you are worried about it though just go and see your practice nurse at your GPs and get her to check it is still ok.
There is no need to check it monthly to see if it is still there. If is was going to come out it would have done so within the first few weeks. If you have had it a year, I wouldnt worry about it.

cockroach
Tue 13/05/08
11:00

It can come out.... but I think you would feel it. ( happened to a friend who rejected it)... She said it was painful.
Go to the Dc's if unsure.

mrs_overall
Tue 13/05/08
14:14

What's probably happened is that the "strings" have coiled themselves up around the neck of your cervix and are no longer dangling down.
It's very very common & nothing to worry about.

If you need reassurance, make an appointment with your practice nurse for a quick check......or you could get your partner to do it.

Goodsoulette
Tue 13/05/08
14:16

It happened to my cousin, she found herself pregnant and couldnt understand why. ALso sometimes babies are delivered holding the coil so I assume it can fall the other way too!

Lakitu
Tue 13/05/08
14:18

^ Cute!

evedawn
Tue 13/05/08
20:27

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thanks all - yup i also thought i would've felt it if it "fell out" - i plan to caht with the gp / practice nurse anyway - just to put my mind at rest.

Waspette
Tue 13/05/08
20:29

all i can say is *ewww.. strings!!!!*

better than babies i suppose.

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