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Is there really a big risk to removing an iud at home?
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IUD removal: There is no risk in removing an iud. To try and remove it at home may be difficult, unless you have the right instruments. You need a vaginal speculum and something to grasp the strings. Probably best left to someone in your doctor's office to remove it.
Answered 3/31/2014
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