I'm experiencing vaginal irritation going on two days now. What could it be?
Im in a monogomous relationship for 2 years now. I have 3 children ages 15,12, and 6 years old. Since I don't want to take any chances of an unplanned pregnancy I opted for the IUD as a form of birth control. Its been 3 months since I had it inserted. I had no real problems the first month. On my second month I though I had started my period but it was constant spotting for close to 3 weeks maybe longer. It has been really annoying but now Im having a raw/irritation feeling in my vaginal opening. Its bearable but it is very uncomfortable. I am spotting again and I know this is common with an IUD especially in the first months.
However I think that the irritation may have to do with the IUD. I looked in there with a mirror to see if anything looks funny. Im really red and tender. Has anyone experinced anything similar?
I had used an IUD in the past about 10 years ago or so. I had it removed after I many episodes of rawness and pain. I was never reallly diagnosed with anything and the problems persisted even years after I had removed the IUD. My condition went away about 3-4 months after I separated from my then husband.