You are not eligible for an IUD if you have the following:
- Are or might be pregnant.
- Have a serious pelvic infection called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or have had PID in the past
- Have an untreated genital infection now
- Have had a serious pelvic infection in the past 3 months after a pregnancy
- Can get infections easily. For example, if you:
- have multiple sexual partners or your partner has multiple sexual partners
- have problems with your immune system
- use or abuse intravenous drugs
- Have or suspect you might have cancer of the uterus or cervix
- Have bleeding from the vagina that has not been explained
- Have liver disease or a liver tumor
- Have breast cancer or any other cancer that is sensitive to progestin, now or in the past
- Have an intrauterine device in your uterus already
- Have a condition of the uterus that changes the shape of the uterine cavity
- Are allergic to levonorgestrel, silicone, polyethylene, silica, barium sulfate or iron oxide
- Are allergic to copper or have Wilson’s disease
