IUD removal under general anesthesia?

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Anonymous wrote:Hi everyone, it's OP and thank you for the replies.

I spoke with my own ob/gyn, and he said it sounds like DD had a vasovagal reaction (the vagus nerve got triggered by the pain) and that's why she had such a bad experience.

He said anesthesia is overkill (my words, not his) and the better route is that he will prescribe her a Cytotec (Misaprostal) the night before, it will open up her cervix some and ensure that he can get it out. He said he'd have it out in 10 secs tops.

I spoke with my DD and she's on board, so we made an appointment for when she's at home for spring break.

The one thing I think I'm a little unclear on--I had forgotten until DD mentioned it today--is it might not even be the cervix that was the issue. When the original GYN was doing the insertion, she started out with a big speculum, and that hurt and DD tried to hold out but couldn't and then the GYN ended up switching to a smaller one. I think that switch happened too fast to allow her to recover from the bigger one. Then the IUD went it after that, and I think somewhere in there the reaction happened. I just think the GYN was too fast with it all.

So anyways, my DD is ready to remind my OB/GYN to use a smaller speculum, and he is a seasoned and skilled and gentle guy, so I think we have the problem solved! Thanks everyone.

Why is she getting it out now? You said it’s only been a couple years since she got it in.

OP here. She's been getting very bad acne, (systic?) and her dermatologist told her it was due to the IUD. She's tried a variety of things to get rid of the acne but it hasn't worked. The gynocologist had told her it would not give her acne, so she's frustrated with that, because she felt she made a decision based on misinformation. So at this point she's hating the IUD. (I would prefer she keep it in, as she's not sexually active but probably will be soon--but I'm not pushing anything on this issue)

To another PP, just to clarify--the doctor who inserted her IUD is female, and the doctor who is going to take it out is mine, who is male.

Wow that dermatologist is just flat out wrong. I know a lot about acne...taking out the IUD will no absolutely nothing for the acne. Go to another doctor.

If its a hormonal BC it can absolutely cause acne. IUD caused ovarian cysts for me. After it was taken out no more. It can raise progestin which can raise androgens. I also had high testosterone with my IUD. It decreased after removal.

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I think you should schedule a pre-removal appointment with the doctor so you can strategize on mitigation techniques and give your daughter a few options. These could include nitrious oxide, valium, etc.

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It can be done. But both times I had an IUD inserted it was outrageously painful, and both times I had an IUD removed I could not feel it at all. So that's one data point.

Also, the doctor can give her both a cervical softener to insert the night before, and a painkiller to take the morning of, to help with the removal.