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A member asked:

Doctor prescribed me misoprostol to take before my iud placement. instructions on the rx not what she told me but i forgot. doc not in to ask. help?

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IUD placement: Probably to make your cervix softer and thus make the IUD insertion less uncomfortable for you.

Answered 9/28/2016

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