"&quot;a textbook insertion&quot; my doctor had said. a year of irregular periods and ruined panties did lighten my extremely heavy flow, so i figured it was a sacrifice i could live with. 

i&#039;d had it inserted in nov 2014 &amp; about sep 2015 my 3 week long periods had started. i was under a lot of stress &amp; after 2-3 months of this i decided to call. they told me &quot;your hormones can cause irregular periods&quot; they suggested that i take 800 mg of ibuprofen twice daily for a week every time or get on more meds. are you serious?? 

jan 2016, i was on my period, i went to change my tampon and felt that something was still hanging out of me. hesitantly, i took it out &amp; it was my iud. now waiting on my appt, but will not trust again. didn&#039;t get pregnant though!"