Anyone ever had their coil 'fallout' ?

[tulip27]

Worried that mine has tmiI know but i can't feel the the strings.

not personally but I know someone who has so its possible. Can you get it checked out tomorrow?

Think it can happen, wasn't there someone on here that took it outthem selves?

I could but here comes the embaressing bit, I'm a practice nurse( not at my own surgery)but in the next village and we all meet at meetings etc and will just feel such a wally getting them to check, also a bit embaressed.

Took it out themselves!!!!!!!

My threads got lost but the coil stayed in place. Now I'll have to have a scan every year to check it's where it should be.

I know of someone whose coil fell out and is now preg with twins...

Better get it checked

My threads got lost, the coil had moved upwards. Did not notice in time, ds1 arrived fairly soon afterwards. Get it sorted!!

Sorry, not upwards, just kind of twisted and jiggled itself into the wrong position, "neither use nor ornament" was the comment that the doc made mind when I had my first scan.

Oh lord this is not sounding good.

Tulip 27 - please get your coil checked. What would be more embarrassing - a quick coil check, or a 9 month pregnancy!!!Think about that.

Mine was halfway out and I had it removed by the doc. Would not recommend the coil. It makes periods very heavy and painful.

I know a MNer on herewho removed her own....

I work in a clinic that fits the Mirena coil. Most of the problems that are encountered with the coil is because it is not fitted properly in the first place.

Make sure whoever is fitting your coil does it frequently (family planning clinics etc as opposed to GP's).

My coil fell out and I did not realise it had done until I was pregnant with DS2 and had scans to find out where it was and no one could find it.

cheshirekitty, how many of your patients have had it fall out?
I had a heavy bleed about 3 wks ago and am now panicking!!!

Surely I would have felt it come out, wouldn't I ???

my mums fell out but that was prob 15 years ago now they have probably changed the design now!

Did you get it checked out tulip?

anyone else find that this thread title made them clench all the way up?

Mine did. It was one of the traditional copper coil types, which I was told to expect a possibility of heavier periods. Well, they were so heavy that I didnt notice the coil fall out (sorry if TMI). Luckily I went back to the clinic for a checkup when I noticed the threads were absent, and they confirmed with a scan that it had fallen out. I then tried a Mirena coil with no problems whatsoever - extremely light (if anything at all) periods now and is also effective. So, it can happen, and I suggest you get back to the clinic for confirmation.

I think that everyone with a coil should be made very well aware of the fact that it is a foreign body and it is totally natural for the body to try to expel it.

Non hormonal IUDs are not a failsafe method of contraception by any means in my view.

If you do have one, make sure you regularly check to see if you can still feel the strings.

If you're sure you don't want any more children the best form on contraception BY FAR is to get your DP or DH done!

My mirena coil fell out during a heavy period. It came out with a large blood clot. But I did notice it caome out so I would have thought if it had fallen out you would have seen it and felt it!