Woman unable to have children after coil left inside her for almost 30 years

By Nisha Mal & John-Paul Clark
March 17, 2023 - Daily Record & Hull Live

She explained: "After the coil, which I now know was the second one, was inserted in 1990 I started to suffer with symptoms.

''It wasn’t nice at all. I remember visiting my GP on several occasions and being told it was just hormonal. However, after the second device was removed we struggled to conceive. I remember the GP checked my hormone levels and I was told that they were normal. ''I remember at one stage David even asking the doctor whether they were sure a coil wasn’t still there? We were told no it would have shown up on a scan. Despite further attempts I didn’t fall pregnant. We gave ourselves a cut-off point and decided we couldn’t face the emotion of going through further attempts."

Jayne, who had a son Darren, 38, from a previous relationship, had the copper coil fitted in May 1989. and after a routine smear test in June 1990 she was told there was no sign of it. She sought medical advice for back pain in 2019. During an appointment, a smear test was also carried out, during which a doctor believed she had seen a coil and a scan confirmed the device.”

While following surgery to remove the coil my symptoms have gone I’m not sure we’ll ever get over the psychological pain of the last 30 years.

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