Is it okay to have an IUD during a caesarean section?

After giving birth, women will basically choose to have an IUD inserted for contraception. Women who give birth naturally will have an IUD inserted after giving birth to avoid future troubles. Caesarean section is different from natural birth, so you cannot insert an IUD at the same time. It takes a long time to have another child after a caesarean section, so it is good to have an IUD. However, you cannot insert an IUD after a caesarean section. It requires a period of time and detailed introduction to inserting an IUD during caesarean section.

Since women’s bodies are relatively weak after a caesarean section, they have to wait until their bodies have recovered before having an IUD inserted. In addition, sexual intercourse should be prohibited for a certain period of time after a caesarean section. This is because the mother's body undergoes significant physiological changes after delivery, especially the reproductive organs, which undergo changes and trauma during pregnancy and childbirth. It will take some time for them to return to normal. The couple can have sex only after the mother has fully recovered. Therefore, for caesarean section, it is best to have sex after 3 months. This deadline is considered from the perspective of the recovery of female reproductive organs and the complete healing of surgical wounds. Now that we know the best time to insert an IUD for a caesarean section, under normal circumstances, the best time to choose an IUD is within 7 days after the menstruation ends and without sexual intercourse. Patients with acute or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginitis, or sexually transmitted diseases should not have the IUD inserted. They should wait until they are cured and choose the right time to have the IUD inserted according to the doctor's advice. This is the most critical point to note before having the IUD inserted. There are the following dangers of having an IUD inserted during a caesarean section.

1. A small amount of bleeding in the short term after the placement of the ring is due to the abrasion of the endometrium when the contraceptive ring is placed. The bleeding usually lasts for several days, and the amount of blood does not exceed the menstrual volume, so no treatment is required.

2. The contraceptive ring placed in the uterus is a foreign body to the uterus, especially when the ring is too large or positioned low. The uterus contracts to expel the foreign body, causing uterine contraction pain, which is clinically manifested as lower abdominal pain and back pain.

3. Can I have an IUD inserted during a caesarean section? This is possible, but the body of the mother who has undergone a caesarean section is extremely weak, and coupled with the wounds on her body, there is a certain risk in getting an IUD inserted at this time. The contraceptive ring is a foreign body, and when the uterus contracts, it may cause some uterine contraction pain.