PLEASE HELP!!!

[savannaho93]

Okay I had my Paragard inserted December 3rd. Its been 3 and a half weeks. This morning my boyfriend and I had sex. I had some spotting and it cleared up. Then we had sex again half hour later and the spotting started again. It stopped after an hour again. I left the house and did some errands and camd back 2,hours later. While I was out I started getting bad cramps in my ovary area. I used to get bad cramps when I was ovulating from the time I was 8 years old(yes I got my period at age 8) till I was 16 and got put on birth control. Thats what I'd compare the pain too. And then I got home and I went pee and blood just started coming on. I'm having no pain or anything. I haven't soaked through any pads at all. Is this my period or did sex cause something to happen with my IUD??

[aprilbaby22]

The number 1 side effect of the paragaurd is heavy menstrual bleeding.  As long as you stay hydrated and your strings are there you should be good.

[savannaho93]

Thanks(: I checked and everything is okay down there. The only thing that had me concerned was the fact that I went through 14 pads yesterday due to heavy bleeding. And today its somewhat lightened up.

[PyroG]

What you're experiencing sounds normal.  I also panicked whenever I had any unusual pain after Paragard insertion.  One thing you can do is feel the threads and see if there is more length than before.  You can also check your cervix to see if the bottom part of the IUD is being expelled.  If not you're probably ok, but if you're really concerned, go to the GYN.  I wouldn't think an ultrasound would be necessary unless you're bleeding profusely.