Woman, 30, became dizzy after discovering a ‘misplaced’ IUD device up her bum following pregnancy scares

One woman had to have the IUD removed from her butt after it somehow migrated out of her womb.

The 30-year-old from Kuwait had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted a year after giving birth.

Doctors noted that the original procedure “was difficult, leaving the woman dizzy and sweaty.

Two months later, she sought help because she feared she was pregnant.

Tests found the device – which has two small strings dangling from it so women can check if it’s still in their vaginas – had moved.

The 30-year-old from Kuwait had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted a year after giving birth. However, tests two months later revealed that the device had moved

Scans showed it was about 11 cm deep in the unidentified woman’s rectum.

Both threads “protruded” from her rectum and into her pelvic region, doctors wrote in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.

Medics retrieved the “misplaced” device using tweezers and a small camera to guide them.

Doctors suspect that medics who inserted the IUD may have punctured the uterine cavity — the space inside the uterus.

It is also believed that further migration of the IUD at eight weeks may have occurred due to an “imbalance” between the size of the IUD and the uterine cavity.

Studies have shown that around 1 in 1,000 women will experience a uterine perforation after the device is inserted – when the uterus is punctured.

The date of the incident was not disclosed in the case report by doctors at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait.

At the time of her original IUD procedure, doctors observed her for an hour and performed an ultrasound to prove the IUD was in place before they were discharged.

However, she found that she had pelvic discomfort for five days, which later subsided.

Two months later she returned to the clinic after fears of pregnancy.

However, it is not clear if she was pregnant.

Medical professionals performed a pelvic exam and found that the two vital IUD threads in her vagina were missing.

Further testing revealed that the IUD was completely absent from the patient’s uterus. X-rays then showed it was “misplaced” in her rectum.

Doctors ruled out performing an endoscopy because they were concerned that the embedded portion of the IUD “could break or result in a significant perforation.”

Because the device also pierced the side of her rectum, medics warned she was at “increased risk” of peritonitis — an infection of the inner lining of the stomach.

If left untreated, it can become life-threatening.

Medics monitored the patient for two days after the salvage operation. She was then released.

A follow-up appointment a month later revealed that there were no complications.

IUDs are more than 99 percent effective when used correctly. They last up to 10 years and work by releasing copper into the uterus.

The copper changes the cervical mucus, making it harder for sperm to reach an egg and survive.

It can also prevent a fertilized egg from implanting.

Women should check that the IUD is still in place “a couple of times in the first month” and then after each period, the NHS says.

While it’s “unlikely” that it will come out, if the two threads can’t be felt or the device has moved, people may not be protected from pregnancy.

“There is a small risk of your body pushing out the IUD or moving around,” the NHS said.