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Mirena wires

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grotbags82 · 28/07/2018 20:21

Evening all. Quick question for anyone who's had a Mirena coil. Had my second one put in a couple of weeks ago. The wires seem much longer than my last one - to the point where they're nearly poking out! I haven't noticed them being particularly long before today.

Sounds daft, but are they likely to move upwards on their own or should I get the doc to trim them? I can't feel the coil itself and it doesn't feel like it's moved out of place. No other symptoms.

Ta!

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dementedpixie · 28/07/2018 20:47

I'd get it checked as the coil could have moved position. The threads can be trimmed too

hugoagogo · 28/07/2018 20:53

I'm on my second one too, I felt the strings much more with the first-I think my gp must have trimmed them shorter this time.
If I was you I would go back and get it checked in case it has shifted, if everything is fine they can trim the strings a bit shorter.
(Your description of 'wires' and 'poking out' made me clench. Blush)

grotbags82 · 28/07/2018 20:56

Thanks, both. I'll call the surgery on Monday. Definitely too long for whatever reason.

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NeeChee · 30/07/2018 23:04

My threads are very long, I sometimes check them in the bath, and if I straighten them out they do almost reach the outside. Usually they wrap around my cervix, and my partner has never complained, I asked him a few times in the early days, but he claims to not be able to feel them at all.

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