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I'm 17, and i've had an iud for two years. i hadn't really had a period until 6 months later, but i've been on my period for over a month now. help?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

NOT NORMAL: Please see your gyn or a gyn , you need an exam, pap, cultures, blood work and an ultrasound to check the iud and the uterus.

Answered 3/4/2013

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A member asked:

I'm 17, and i've had an iud for two years. i hadn't really had a period until 6 months later, but i've been on my period for over a month now. help?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alan Patterson answered

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