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A member asked:

Is it possible to get pregnant from an mirena iud even if youve hand it in for a year in a half?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Unlikely: This is one form of BC where failure rate is less than 1%/yr.If you have symptoms that concern you a home pregnancy test could provide answers.

Dr Hegab and 7 doctors agreed

Answered 8/22/2019

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