A 35-year-old male asked:

My iud hurt my husband and i started bleeding and clotting a few weeks later..doc removed it and notices cervix dialated, wht would cause this?

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Dr. Chevies Newmananswered

Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience

The bleeding: May have caused the cervix to dilate some but the dilation really isn't clinically relevant.

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