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My iud removed 12/12/12, started bleeding 12/15/12.bled for about a week & it stopped. hasnt came back even though its been over a month. normal?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

Call the IUD doc: He knows your situation, depends on what type of iud u had in cause if u had the Mirena (levonorgestrel) , the hormones can linger in your system for a while, your doc can do a blood preg test to prove it is neg and an ultrasound if necessary.

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

My iud removed 12/12/12, started bleeding 12/15/12.bled for about a week & it stopped. hasnt came back even though its been over a month. normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alan Patterson answered

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