# So, there's a used IUD in my refrigerator. (Massively TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145 "2011-01-10T21:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/21 "2011-01-11T01:04:08Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > Henceforth I shall refer to my lady parts as “the hurt locker.” > > You have to admit, though, that would be highly effective birth control. > > **lisalan** , I’m not talking about, “My, that was a big clot - and what’s this inside it?” This is a discrete, yellowish pod encasing most of the device, roughly the texture of very firm Jell-O. You truly would expect the IUD to suddenly twitch and whisper urgently, “Please kill me!” “The hurt locker”? Awesome. And the last bit reminds me of the cloned Ripleys in Alien Resurrection. :eek: I have an appointment Thursday to make sure that my Mirena is hanging out where it should be; let’s hope I won’t be using similar language that day. BTW, no migraines **and** no periods since soon after implantation means I can totally accept an IUD escape at some point in the future. (Not to mention **notice** it a little easier.) ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/22 "2011-01-11T01:06:46Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > Henceforth I shall refer to my lady parts as “the hurt locker.” LOL! I _will_ hold you to that! (How, I haven’t a clue, but … ) > [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > I’m already thinking titles for the inevitable horror movie[sup]\*[/sup]. > > It Came From the Deep > IUDeath > Revenge of the Bloody Ovum > The Vagina T of Horror > The Red Tide that Drowned Her > Aunt Flo With A Vengeance > > [sup]\*[/sup]Based on the horrific true story. Oh Og, this thread just gets better! And it looks like we have a replacement for “Band Name!” (“Movie Name!”) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/23 "2011-01-11T01:11:57Z")
Is it odd that I’m laughing hysterically at the image I have in my mind of an alien-encrusted IUD? Can complete psychosis be far behind? ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/24 "2011-01-11T01:39:05Z")
I told the story of my errant IUD [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13318686&postcount=39). What I didn’t mention is that when I first noticed I was in a nightclub thirty miles from home. Really ruined my night, I was scared to dance. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/25 "2011-01-11T02:23:11Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > I’m already thinking titles for the inevitable horror movie[sup]\*[/sup]. > Aunt Flo With A Vengeance “This time it’s personal!” ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/26 "2011-01-11T02:32:16Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > (And yes, I realize I need alternate birth control as of now.) I think only humans having sex with other humans need to worry about birth control. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/27 "2011-01-11T02:38:49Z")
Urg. I knew there was a reason when the doc mentioned Mirena to me as an alternative to the pill, my first reaction was ‘Oh HELL no’! And this is it! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/28 "2011-01-11T02:50:24Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > My period usually does not manifest as giant wads of uterine lining coming out all at once. I am somewhat horrified if I am alone in this. I had what I referred to as “clots” on an hourly basis on some days. These things were as long as one of my fingers, and as thick as my thumb. Yes, I could feel it when I passed one. I’ve had my uterus and ovaries removed, and this is one of the main reasons why. Oh, and I’d put that IUD in the freezer, not the fridge. And my first thought was that it was a miscarriage, with the IUD imbedded in the fetus. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/29 "2011-01-11T03:03:13Z")
Mom was an RN, so I grew up on a steady diet of TMI. Pics, please. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/30 "2011-01-11T03:03:16Z")
No, you don’t want to put it in the freezer. Don’t ask why I know this - just no, if they want to sample the tissue, you don’t want to freeze it. ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/31 "2011-01-11T03:50:28Z")
Reading this is making it very easy to forgo evening snacking. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/32 "2011-01-11T03:56:25Z")
Thanks, OP. My urge for a second ice cream is gone 😉 Am I the only one who doesn’t automatically get why it needs to go in the fridge/freezer? Are they gonna replant it in you or something? Why not get the ickies off - or are they going to investigate it at the gyno? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/33 "2011-01-11T04:04:35Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Am I the only one who doesn’t automatically get why it needs to go in the fridge/freezer? Are they gonna replant it in you or something? Why not get the ickies off - or are they going to investigate it at the gyno? In case they want to examine/biopsy the tissue, you should keep it from decomposing in the meantime. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/34 "2011-01-11T04:41:49Z")
Oh, okay. Ewwwwwwwwwwww 😃 ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/35 "2011-01-11T06:39:34Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > This is a discrete, yellowish pod encasing most of the device, roughly the texture of very firm Jell-O. You truly would expect the IUD to suddenly twitch and whisper urgently, “Please kill me!” Sounds like a cervical mucus plug. I’ve passed a couple of those when I went off the Pill, and _damn_ are they freaky. More like pectin or agar than gelatin. Really, really firm, like if you threw it at someone, it would bounce off their forehead. It’s one of the ways hormonal birth controls work - the cervical mucus thickens into the plug and repels all sperm. (Well, wouldn’t YOU be repelled?) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/36 "2011-01-11T06:41:29Z")
Ok, now I really want to see a pic. Darn it, Cinnamon, show us your goopy IUD! Uh… yeah ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/37 "2011-01-11T06:41:59Z")
Note: Do not do a Google Image search on “mucus plug”. Just _don’t_. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/38 "2011-01-11T07:15:41Z")
If your doctor says you don’t need it, take it to work in a brown bag labelled “HANDS OFF MY GOURMET FOOD!” and put it in the refrigerator in the employees’ lounge and wait for the horrified screams. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/39 "2011-01-11T14:04:08Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > This is much more alarming, and awesome, than what I had been envisioning previously. I love how you phrased that. The movie ideas have me rolling - especially the Dreamworks idea with Jack Black. Though it’s hard to top “Slithering Crotch Terror” as a great movie title. The accompanying, ah, flow that came with it does put me in mind of when I passed the mucus plug with my last baby, now that you mention it. I know you’re all dying to see, so on with the pictures! I got one good shot of the first side with no flash, and the best shot of the other side was with the flash, so the brightness is a little different, and the second shot is kind of washed out, but I think you’ll be able to perceive all its slimy glory. For reference, [this](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/UCinnamon/New.jpg)is what a new Mirena looks like. Please click with caution. Remember, you can’t unclick! And you may never want to eat Jell-O or cherry sauce (or possibly anything) ever, ever again once you look. [Slithering](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/UCinnamon/IUD2.jpg) [Terror](http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/UCinnamon/IUD1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/40 "2011-01-11T14:16:32Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > It’s one of the ways hormonal birth controls work - the cervical mucus thickens into the plug and repels all sperm. (Well, wouldn’t YOU be repelled?) The sperm I do have are repelled, and they haven’t even left my body yet. > [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > Slithering That rug is ruined. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145.md?page=3)