# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/41 "2011-01-11T14:20:44Z")
Khan called. He wants his parasite back. \*\* Although I never really had any doubts, the fact I think it sorta looks like a cat toy is proof my brain is somewhat…different. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/42 "2011-01-11T14:42:10Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Khan called. He wants his parasite back. I’m waiting for the inevitable “Hey Sis, I think this Chinese is _bad_. How long has it been in here anyway?” _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/43 "2011-01-11T14:58:26Z")
I think if I saw it in a gallery, I might think it’s sort of pretty. Has sort of a glazed vase look to it. I mean, knowing what it is, I’m all “ew!”, but simply aesthetically, I think your womb is an artist, **UC**! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/44 "2011-01-11T15:23:50Z")
That is truly awesome. I’m totally never getting a Mirena now, but still. Awesome. ---
**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, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/45 "2011-01-11T16:25:50Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > That rug is ruined. LOL, it’s an old towel. **WhyNot** , the other notable things that have emerged from my uterus are works of art, so why not this? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/46 "2011-01-11T16:37:46Z")
A lot of years ago, VWife had an old surgical spot on her leg that would get irrritated and develop a dermal ulcer on roughly a 3 month cycle. Finally, she went to the surgeon responsible for the old operation and showed it to him. He had her back in surgery (local anesthetic, outpatient) within 2 hours, where he removed a calcified mass from the calf of her leg. Further examination later revealed the core of the mass to be a previously missed suture. We still talk about the day she gave birth to a pearl. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/47 "2011-01-11T16:45:50Z")
Oh my. Thank goodness I didn’t have cherry pie for breakfast. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/48 "2011-01-11T16:46:44Z")
Huh. Well that’s…something. I’m drawn in and repelled, all at the same time. “I’m disgusted and repulsed and I…can’t…look…away.” Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/49 "2011-01-11T16:58:34Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Khan called. He wants his parasite back. > > \*\* > > Although I never really had any doubts, the fact I think it sorta looks like a cat toy is proof my brain is somewhat…different. Mine, too, apparently. My first thought was: Why did she shove a jalapeno pepper up her hoo-ha? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/50 "2011-01-11T17:33:34Z")
My first thought it was a fishing lure, or possibly a chrysalis. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/51 "2011-01-11T17:47:47Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > 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?) What an excellent idea! I sure wish I had one handy. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/52 "2011-01-11T17:51:41Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Although I never really had any doubts, the fact I think it sorta looks like a cat toy is proof my brain is somewhat…different. Are you kidding, that was my first thought, it looks _exactly_ like one of those little mice, tail and all! Slithering Crotch Mice, Batman! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/53 "2011-01-11T18:03:14Z")
Cool. Please don’t forget to tell us what your doc thinks about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/54 "2011-01-11T18:32:46Z")
Cool pics, thanks! Tell us when you know more? ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/55 "2011-01-11T18:37:55Z")
Reason umptyillion and six why I love the Dope. Thank you **UC**! ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/56 "2011-01-11T18:45:02Z")
Wow! The top looks like a typical clot, but the base… :eek: Keep us updated. ---
**Author:** ![lisalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/57 "2011-01-11T18:59:52Z")
It looks to me like it caused some kind of an infection and your body expelled the IUD because of it. Or perhaps the IUD has punctured your uterus and your bodu has buitl up scar tissue/mucus in order to protect your body or heal your uterus? Let us know. I’m not a Dr. but I play one on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/58 "2011-01-11T20:22:11Z")
It looks to me like a cross between a chicken heart and an [Astro Pop](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sjtTyIA4eMI/R3w1BFvQDxI/AAAAAAAAC3c/Bx4Arnm8aUU/s400/astro_pop_lg.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/59 "2011-01-11T20:22:57Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > It looks to me like a cross between a chicken heart and an [Astro Pop](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sjtTyIA4eMI/R3w1BFvQDxI/AAAAAAAAC3c/Bx4Arnm8aUU/s400/astro_pop_lg.jpg) I both LOLd… and agree. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145/60 "2011-01-11T23:39:51Z")
Ooooh. I love both gross things, and uteruses. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-a-used-iud-in-my-refrigerator-massively-tmi/567145.md?page=4)