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A member asked:

Iud removed 2 months ago after having it 5yrs.. was late this mth and when i got it it was brown spotty. having bad cramping now after. what can it be?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Cramping: Cramping and spotting sound like an infection.

Answered 3/20/2014

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Iud REM 2mths ago.1 normal 4 day period. Last period was late & brown spots.Sex unprotected.Major cramps for 2 days after period ended. Just had pap and mam last mth. Just got off antibotics. Any idea

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I got a non hormonal iud last month and it caused a lot of bleeding then it stopped..then I had it removed and my next period lasted 11 days normally it last 7 days..now Im having cramps and spotting every other day..is it normal my period is late?

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I have had mirena (levonorgestrel) IUD for about 10 months and i never had a period but now I am spotting and having really bad cramping.. What's happening to me?

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I have done my IUD(copper) two weeks ago. I start bleed and it's been more than a week and having bad cramps. Is it okay?

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I've had the copper IUD inserted 3 weeks ago and now I have brown discharge with some cramping. My last period 6 weeks ago was brown discharge too.

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