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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Paragard IUD?

Hi, I have had my Paragard IUD since October 16th where I have constantly bled heavily (with maybe a few breaks in between but not long. But the last time I bled it lasted about 8 weeks starting around April 9th. It just ended sometime between the 4th and the 8th of June I can t exactly pinpoint it. But lately I have been feeling off. I have frequent urination, slightly enlarged breasts, heartburn, slight nausea and have had a few instances where I had VERY light spotting (which is what happened when I found out I was pregnant with our 17 month old daughter. I have taken two tests one being about 4 or 5 days ago and both were negative. My husband and I also had an incident on the 16th of June where he ripped/punctured his penis. We had to go to the ER because he was bleeding everywhere. I figured he may have punctured it on my IUD because it had moved and maybe be the cause of a pregnancy. I m not quite sure. Could it be possible to be pregnant and still have a negative test? I want to go to find out for sure but I m so worried that they will treat me like I m an idiot mostly because you re not supposed to become pregnant while an IUD is inserted but I have seen thousands of cases where women have so it s not impossible. Could it have been too early to test?
Fri, 29 Nov 2019
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Hello,

Yes, it is possible to get pregnant while on IUD though very few cases occur. The risk is Ectopic pregnancy. If you go for unprotected sex & fail to get periods in time then you should get clinically assessed & do blood / urine test & have USG done to detect if you are pregnant. Get accordingly treated. Since your husband got his penis ripped / punctured with IUD, your IUD might have got dislodged. Get it removed, it will not work. If you are Not pregnant then you can put a new / fresh IUD if you so desire.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Paragard IUD?

Hello, Yes, it is possible to get pregnant while on IUD though very few cases occur. The risk is Ectopic pregnancy. If you go for unprotected sex & fail to get periods in time then you should get clinically assessed & do blood / urine test & have USG done to detect if you are pregnant. Get accordingly treated. Since your husband got his penis ripped / punctured with IUD, your IUD might have got dislodged. Get it removed, it will not work. If you are Not pregnant then you can put a new / fresh IUD if you so desire. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician