Removing one’s own IUD is apparently “a thing.” There are even YouTube videos of women sharing their experiences. If you can get a medical degree from Google then why not get your OB/GYN residency from YouTube?
All kidding aside, I’m a gynecologist and I’m going to explain why you shouldn’t.
It’s not that people can’t technically pull out their own IUDs. It does happen accidentally, albeit rarely. An occasional mishap with a tampon or a menstrual cup is the typical scenario. Considering how uncommon accidental self-removal is (in my 25 + years of experience I have heard of less than five), my guess is those cases are probably situations where the IUD was a little too low in the uterus, or the strings were cut way too long to begin with. Longer string means easier to get tangled with something in the vagina.
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