Removing An IUD and A Cervical Screening Test in Edinburgh
First I'll let you know what an IUD is, An IUD is a type of contraception. It's a small T-shaped plastic and copper device that inserted into your womb (uterus) by a specially trained doctor, or nurse. And an IUD can stay in the womb for five to ten years, depending on the type of the IUD. I had an IUD fitted in my womb twice. First, five months after I gave birth my first child, and it was removed when he was two years old because I planned to have my second child. Second, it was fitted on march 2013, when my baby about a year and a half. Actually, I didn't plan to have a coil removed. It started when I went to GP for a cervical screening test ( previously known as a smear test ) last year. The nurse asked me, did I use any contraception, what type of contraception it was, and how long it has been fitted. I told her that I use a coil (an IUD) and it's been fitted for three years and a half. After taking some sample cells for the cervical screening test, the n...