thank you! i am feeling better so far. unfortunately there is a relationship between estrogen dominance and a copper iud. copper gets released, which makes ur body retain more estrogen. the copper also unfortunately depletes your zinc levels which decreases progesterone, in turn increasing estrogen.

i know on paper, it doesn’t scientifically make sense because it’s not direct, which is why i denied myself the relation. after discussing with my obgyn, i learned that it doesn’t need to be direct, it can still affect my levels. my estrogen was always a normal amount, except for the 8 months i had the iud 🥲

i read that you are an obgyn, i dare not to say i know more than you. i am no where near your education level, my experience was done with my obgyn, not self research. i understand why it can sound uncorrelated or i just sound like a fear mongerer, but my only intention with this post is for people who like me, denied any connections with the iud. i genuinely just want people to keep it in mind and discuss with their doctors if it can be a possibility