 [ Symptoms ] what can cause a dull menstrual like cramp pain on right side of pelvic area  for the past 3 to 4 days i have been having a menstrual cramp like pain but it is only on the right side it is not a severe pain but enough of pain that after 4 days it has worn me down and made it hard to do anything i have taken perscription ibprofen i had left from my gallbladder surgery and it doesnt seem to help if i put a heat pack on the area it helps but as soon as i get up and move around its right back to hurting again im absolutley miserable what can cause this [ Disease ] this is a real problem when a patient gets pregnant with an iud in we try and remove it as quickly as possible when we are not able to remove it there is not much else to do but to cross our fingers and pray that everything will go well the biggest risk is preterm labor premature rupture of the membranes infection all that lead to pregnancy loss this is not to say that all patients will have this happen but it certainly is a higher risk we do not try and remove it once the pregnancy is well on its way as this may make things worse