can you get an iud when you had a hysterectomy?

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My friend told me to look at a girl we know’s close friends story on instagram, and that girl was talking about how painful it was for her to get an iud. Which we were confused as she just got a hysterectomy maybe a month or two ago. My friend asked her about it and the girl said that she still kept her cervix. To which I was even more confused cause the iud goes through the cervix into your uterus. I have caught this girl in a lie a couple of times but i’m just wondering what she would gain from lying about this. and i’m wondering like is there some way she could still get an iud?? some how?? i assume maybe she means she just needs to be on hormones but wouldn’t the arm insert work for that, but she specified how painful the iud was and and specified she still has a cervix. so i don’t think she meant the arm implant. i’m not that close with this girl she’s a friend of my partner and it’s not even my business but i’m just so confused right now. i saw pictures of her scars and her uterus on the surgical table (she overshares on her story a lot lol). so i don’t think she lied about that 😵‍💫 i’m just so lost

Comments

  1. her_ladyships_soap Avatar

    IUD stands for intrauterine device. If you have no uterus, you have nowhere for the IUD to be placed.

  2. Gabyfest234 Avatar

    No. A hysterectomy removes the uterus. The uterus is where they put the IUD.

    This person is either very confused or a liar.

  3. gleaming-the-cubicle Avatar

    Hysterectomy = no uterus

    No uterus = pregnancy impossible

    I don’t know of any reason to get an IUD other than preventing pregnancy

    It’s possible she had an IUD before the hysterectomy, of course

  4. OjamaPajama Avatar

    Lots of things could be going on here. She could be lying about the hysterectomy, or about the IUD, sure (not like it’s hard to find photos of stuff like that online). But it could also just be a case of her using the wrong word to describe a medical procedure.

    I just did a google search for “hysterectomy iud” to see if I could find anything about that, like maybe IUDs being used in some weird way post surgery or something, but it doesn’t seem to be a thing, so idk.

  5. KateCSays Avatar

    No. The IUD goes in the womb. It doesn’t make any sense at all why you’d even need one after a hysterectomy. Hysterectomy renders a woman unable to be pregnant with a viable pregnancy. It’s still possible to have an ectopic pregnancy, but that’d be really bad luck.

    I don’t know if she’s lying or misunderstanding her situation, but she can’t have an IUD without a womb.

  6. fierymomff Avatar

    Only if your doctor’s playing Sims on hard mode.

  7. brock_lee Avatar

    Someone here is mistaken on the real story.

  8. Tough_Crazy_8362 Avatar

    This girl did not get a hysterectomy lol

    Photo of her uterus on the surgery table? And how exactly would she get that while under anesthesia?

  9. bangbangracer Avatar

    No. IUD stands for intrauterine device. A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove the uterus. There’s no uterus for an IUD to be intra to.

  10. AsparagusOverall8454 Avatar

    Either she’s lying about the hysterectomy or she’s lying about the iud.

    She’s just lying.

  11. Forlon_Sailor_9832 Avatar

    You don’t need one if you don’t have a uterus.

  12. Upstairs_Cranberry48 Avatar

    From google ai: With a supracervical hysterectomy, where only the upper part of the uterus is removed, leaving the cervix intact, an IUD (intrauterine device) can be considered for contraception or heavy bleeding treatment, but it’s crucial to discuss the risks and benefits with a healthcare provider as menstrual cycles may continue

    She might be lying, might not. I had an iud inserted while i had my tubes removed bc my periods are so rough.

  13. everyothenamegone69 Avatar

    Maybe you should educate yourself on IUDs. If you have no uterus you have no place to put one and you wouldn’t need one because you cannot get pregnant anyway.

  14. Big_Cans_0516 Avatar

    Hysterectomy is like a super major surgery. She would have been barely able to get up for like weeks. Maybe se got her tubes tied? But then you still wouldn’t need an iud. She might have gotten an ablation which is where you like burn the inside of your uterus to help with endometriosis. Idk how that affects fertility tho so that might be what happened.

  15. scatteredloops Avatar

    She’s lying. And not that smart.

  16. amyaurora Avatar

    Did she confuse hysterectomy with hysteroscopy?

  17. scarlettceleste Avatar

    I had a hysterectomy and have no uterus, cervix or fallopian tubes.

  18. FoxxyRin Avatar

    The best I can assume is she got words mixed up and meant a tubal ligation or maybe even an oophorectomy, because no you wouldn’t be able to get an IUD without a uterus.