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A member asked:

On the mirena (levonorgestrel) iud got lots of pg symptoms and a very faint hard to see 2nd line on a pg test, could this mean i could be pregnant & the mirena (levonorgestrel) failed?

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Dr. Jie Xu answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Maybe: There are rare cases of iud failures. Please contact your obgyn to work this up. A simple blood test can be done to confirm pregnancy. Good luck.

Answered 7/29/2013

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