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I recently had paragard inserted i've been bleeding and my strings feel on the left side i thought i had felt a plastic thing?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

IUD location check: You need to have your MD re-check the location of your IUD and make sure that it hasn't been extruded into the vagina.

Answered 3/22/2020

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