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Is using over-the-counter yeast infection creams or pills if you have a mirena (levonorgestrel) iud considered safe?
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No problem: The anti-fungal creams go in your vagina. The iud is hidden up insid the uterus, above the vagina.
Answered 12/17/2020
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