Copper coil (IUD) and period like cramps
How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on copper coil (IUD)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
A great deal
27%
None or not sure
26%
A bit
18%
Quite a bit
16%
A lot
14%
Out of the 624 reviews for copper coil (IUD), 465 people (75%) reported period like cramps.
Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 5 yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Insertion was a nightmare. I now come prepared to advocate for myself and demand pain medication. Don't let the GP/provider make you think paracetamol is enough. Other than that though, my periods are regular if not a bit longer. The first few months I was crampy but had come straight from 10 years of hormonal birth control so I think I had forgotten what my periods had felt like. Now there's barely any cramping, just annoyingly long at an average of 10 days.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 31st Aug 26
Insertion - worst pain of my entire life Overall experience - very positive. Was able to track my cycle, didnt have to take a pill everyday and no hormonal side effects at all. I got really bad pain AFTER my peirod, which would cause me to feel bloated, tender like peirod cramps and feel tired. Removal was completley fine - a breeze and a mild peirod like cramp
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 16th Aug 26
Liked the coil however my periods were really long and extremely heavy and I became anemic. My partner could feel it too
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Copper coil (IUD) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
75% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported period like cramps
41% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported lower back pain
40% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
32% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported tender breasts
19% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported thrush
