Ladies! Working out with an IUD?

I've had Mirena since January of 2010 and haven't had any issues with it. Def see your OB if you have bleeding cramping during or after exercise because you shouldn't.

I just started to notice that I was cramping and spotting, a new development, but not new to me. This is my third or fourth mirena, and my personal issue is that I am a fast metabolizer of medications, so I use up the hormone before the five year time frame. It is usually only 6 or so months away from the 5 years, but this time it is a earlier (3 years next month). Maybe I will give my doc a buzz and ask. Thanks for the info.

So I hope this is the right forum to post this in...I've had an IUD in since I started working out in February (actually have had it a year) but I've noticed specifically this last couple months that I have been having cramps during and after workouts. I have a doc appt coming up and I intend on asking about it but I was wondering, has anyone had any complications with their IUDs because of working out? The pain isn't intolerable but it feels like a menstrual cramp and it just kinda sucks lol...thanks for any input!

I guess I will also add that sometimes after being intimate with the hubby I will feel real tender in my abdominal area as well and am wondering if its all related...

hi, I've have the copper coil for almost a year now, and I do a lot of high intensity workouts.
after long workouts or long runs I have found that I have cramps like period pains after, I have spoke to my gp and because I haven't had children apparently I can be extra sensitive to the coil being in place.
the gp said that the light cramping was normal because I'm not used to the foreign body.
hope this helps

I'm on my second copper IUD since 1996 - no problems ever. I love mine and keep trying to talk every woman I know into getting one.

I had the Mirena put in New Year's weekend of 2012. I bled for 4 wks, then 4 wks later I had a period. I have had serious trouble losing weight (playing with the same 3 lbs since January). I had to have the Mirena put in due to a diagnosis of endometriosis. It was the IUD or a hysterectomy. Just don't want surgery if I can help it. Having said that, the IUD has helped my endometriosis a lot, but in the last 2.5 mos I started training for a 10k by walking and jogging. When I added the jogging into the mix, I started cramping and spotting. Just enough spotting to be annoying. It was everyday. After the 10k I took a week off (week of July 4th) and didn't have any spotting. I started back and last week there wasn't any spotting. This week I added strength training to my routine and BAM today I'm cramping like having my period and spotting/light bleeding. On a positive side, I haven't had a full period in 2 mos.

I called my dr and asked them if swelling of the hands and trouble losing weight was a side effect and they told me no. But I'm convinced it is for me! Especially after reading this post. Glad I'm not alone...sorry we are going thru this though. Keep me posted of what your dr's say. Take care everybody!

I've had the Mirena IUD since April and its been really great so far. I love the idea of semi-permanent birth control for up to 5 years! Well, I've just started running since I've gotten the thing, I've been going about 4 times a week for the past month. I just went on a pretty lengthy one tonight and I woke up in the middle of the night with intense abdominal cramping. I slept with a dude 3 days ago and I started freaking out that I must have an STI or something. After investigating, I figure most STI symptoms don't show up that soon after sex. So, then I got to thinking maybe something was up with my IUD.. After reading this forum I'm feeling slightly nervous about it and how its doing up there. I can feel the strings still but I'm just worried its like, rupturing my uterine wall or something. Anyone else experience intense tummy ache like cramps that wake you up in the middle of the night? Agh, maybe it was something I ate. I'm just, normally a very healthy person and it freaks me out when something doesn't feel right. Any tips/advise would be so greatly appreciated!

Same thing happened to me. I started having cramps even after walking! They got progressively worse. I got it taken out (because of the pain, mood problems, not losing weight etc) And I am much better for it!!! I am still getting back to normal after having it out but things are looking better. See someone about it but my doctor didn't believe me, I had to go through three different people before someone listened to me properly.

Hey! Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, what did you go with after they took the IUD out?

I just got a copper T put in but am a little worried because I really like (more, appreciate) exercising 5-6 days/week and my doctor (P.A. actually) said I shouldn't exercise for a week and to "be careful after that." I was also told to be careful swimming (one of my faves) and in jacuzzis (super wonderful after running/swimming/etc AND good for pms/cramping!)
I wish they would have discussed this with me before I got it put in...I probably still would have tried it but I hate the idea that my athletic activities may be restricted or more susceptible to getting infections, displacing it, etc...After putting it in me, she kept saying, "remember, it's a foreign object." Which, I get, but being active is so important--as most on here agree!

haha whoa - just the thread that never dies.

I too am worried about this. I just had my paraguard inserted this week but just had this fear of displacement. Why did the doctor not tell me about this?! Maybe I will have it taken out after 2-5 years to make it worth the money??

I have had my Mirena IUD for four years now. No more TOM or issues. Best thing ever! I did cramp and spot the first couple of months. Now, I forget it's there. I exercise heavy three times a week (running). No cramps

I've had my Mirena in for four years now. My dr said the cramping and spotting after exercise was normal with it as my body was adjusting and producing more hormones. It stopped after a few weeks, but after 4 years with no periods, it sucks that I am getting small ones now.

Best of luck!

I had the Mirena for a year and I had nonstop horrible cramps every time I worked out. Or did anything exerting. I worked out anyways, but it was pretty terrible. The doc finally let me take it out after a year when none of the cramping had gotten better.

Check the strings.

Mine went "missing" and in a few weeks I'm going in for surgery to remove it...from my upper right quadrant of my abdomen.

Starting to feel like something might be up with mine too. Have had it for two months. Mild cramps for a couple weeks after I had it put in, had my period for a week or so that week too, still exercised fine. Bleeding mostly stopped aside from the very odd spotting, exercise was still fine. And then when it was time for my next period, it started...and 2.5 weeks later is still here (very light and sometimes just spotting but still there enough to be annoying). It's making me emotional/sad, muscle recovery is crap, and now is at the point where it seems like the bleeding/spotting is ONLY induced by exercise.

So this sucks because working out is my favourite part of the day and is more or less my life..... Should I go to the doctor? I'm honestly thinking about having her take it out even only after two months; I don't love the idea that my body is taking this long to get used to some foreign object inside of me messing with my natural hormones and it certainly is not helping my fitness progress any. I just wish I was told that THIS would be one of the side effects.

I have the Kyleena IUD, fyi. It's a smaller version of Mirena.

"Why didn't you search to see if anyone else already had a thread about [thing]" vs. "OMG, Necro thread!"

And then here I am to be snarky about it. Sorry - but not quite sorry enough not to post.