TW; miscarriage
I (20f) have had a copper iud for a little over a year. I am aware that that alone should rule this out-- but I have had a BIZARRE month. Would love some opinions!
I started my period as usual on May 2nd. It last for 4 days heavily, stopped for two, and then I bled lightly on and off for 8. More. Days. A 12 day period like that with gaps is already unusual, but I had a visit to my gyno at the end of February that confirmed all was in place and my hormones were normal. It got weirder. Based on my usual cycle length (29-33 days) and cervical mucus, I believe I ovulated between the 18th and 20th of May. I spotted throught the 20th and 21st after having condom-free sex on the 19th. Bf (22m) and I had sex several times through the week before that and once or twice after.
I NEVER spot during or after ovulation. Around the 27th and 28th, i started having some really strange symptoms like feeling constantly out of breath and strong sense of smell. I would not attribute this to pregnancy usually because I had a negative test, and you only get symptoms if you are pregnant enough for a positive test. But I had only experienced those symptoms in that particular way during my first pregnancy that ended in a 10wk miscarriage.
I has violent cramps that resulted in bright red spotting on the 29th, which stopped after about 3 hours. All symptoms (including normal PMS) have ceased. And now as of the 1st (the day im supposed to start most likely) i am having NOTHING. No cramps. Vaguely darker discharge but not spotting. Really sore breasts. And still getting negative tests, even with the "5 days early" FRER.
I'm at a loss. Technically I could still not start until Wednesday if I have another 33 day cycle. But I usually have aggressive PMS and PMDD and this cycle has been completely different from anything I have experienced. I wouldnt be worried, except multiple women with the copper iud (paraguard specifically) have had this exact experience, had a light "period" or no period, and tested positively like a week later and had an ectopic pregnancy. I know personally a cousin of mine that this happened to in a similar timeline.
So, thoughts? Has anyone experienced something like this? There's more to it, but this is ghe compact detail version. Happy to answer questions.
If this happened to you or someone you know in a similar way, did you have somw kind of chemical pregnancy or develop something like PCOS/PMOS or a hormone imbalance? I'd rather not budget for a dr appointment until I have to... so im here for now.