"i had my copper iud for a year before getting it removed due to constant bacterial vaginosis. i was going to the doctor every few months for an odor that never seemed to go away. i took metrodinazole that only helped me temporarily and then the bv would come back. i hated smelling myself because it was embarrassing and i got tired of going to the doctor. i never got pregnant and i thank the iud for that. but the odor and the pelvic pain that came with it made me take it out. my cramps were so bad with the iud, i would almost start crying. i also got eczema after getting the iud, which i never had prior to that. now i&#039;ve had the iud out for two months and my bv has completely gone away, i still have eczema, and i get no cramps with my period"