Just looking for some advice on what's going on here really.
I was on the implant for ages but came off it due to concerns about hormonal effects and breast cancer risk. I got the copper coil fitted about 2 (3?) months ago and have had one period since then. It was a bit heavy but I'd been told to expect that.
About 10 days ago I had cramping, bloating and general menstrual-type discomfort, but no period. About 7-8 days ago I started bleeding, only it was quite light (TMI: a super tampon was still half dry after 12 hours). About 2 days ago, I started bleeding really heavily (a super tampon was soaked through in 3 hours). I'm still going quite heavily now.
Is it possible that I had a chemical pregnancy and that this is the coil doing its job and preventing implantation? I've never had a period follow this pattern before. I've also not been following dates too closely so am not sure if it's in the correct timeframe IYSWIM.
I'm not sure I like the idea of being able to see exactly when the coil causes a potential pregnancy to be rejected. We really don't want any more kids but it makes me sad anyway :(
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Period-type bleeding a few months after coil fitting.... is this normal?
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PlumpPartridge · 14/04/2014 09:44
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