Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: My wife has been amenorrheic for 37 days. She went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with early pregnancy. However, my wife had an IUD inserted in September. The ultrasound showed: early pregnancy, IUD in lower uterine position (O-type ring). The doctor recommended an abortion, but my husband and I want to keep the baby. Is it possible?Doctor's answer:
Women with intrauterine devices (IUDs) during pregnancy have about a 50% chance of experiencing miscarriage and preterm birth. Conception with an IUD in place is prone to miscarriage, preterm birth, and can even affect fetal development. In some cases, it may also lead to fetal defects. From the perspective of eugenics, children conceived with an IUD are generally not retained. Women who conceive with an IUD should not retain the fetus and should undergo an induced abortion while the IUD is removed if it is positioned improperly.If this baby is not intended to be kept, an abortion can be performed under anesthesia to terminate the pregnancy, and the IUD can be removed during the procedure.