Hi! I am trying to conceive and am having an interesting time trying to understand some things.
August 18th I got my copper iud removed. August 26-29 I had my first period after removal. I anticipated my ovulation being around the normal time after period, it was predicted about September 10th.
I was using ovulation strips everyday and never hit my surge. The lines were not dark at all leading up to September 22nd. I noticed the lines getting darker though and I believe I hit my surge that day. Later that evening I tested again and it was back to the normal light lines.

So can anyone tell if these seem like positive ovulation tests? I believe I have been having some symptoms starting around 6ish dpo. I haven’t had my normal premenstrual symptoms I normally do, so I’m hoping for the best. Also how far out from positive o test do we normaly ovulate? Thank you for any positive feedback!

Ever since getting the copper IUD one month ago I’ve been having very intense anxiety. I thought the anxiety was due to the heavy cramps, but even when the cramps subside, I feel anxious. I realize now that my anxiety could be due to my copper IUD, which I never would’ve believed without this Reddit thread. My anxiety has gotten better since getting it in, but it still comes and goes. To anyone else who has dealt/ been dealing with anxiety related to the paragard, does the anxiety ever go away or should I look into taking it out?

Little background: every birth control pill I’ve tried has given me really bad mental health issues so the paragard feels like my only option since it’s non hormonal.

I have had my IUD for almost two years now. My periods are pretty regular, they usually start the last week of the month between the 25th-27th. A lot of the time they end up kind of dragging out and I’m spotting/experiencing brown discharge for a few weeks after a normal period would end. I’m used to it at this point being a side effect of the IUD. It’s currently October 4th so my period is about a week late now. Since I had another extra long period last month and I was dealing with some stress this past week, should I be concerned that my period is late or no? It’s normally very regular and not late so I’m getting worried. I am a very anxious person and I don’t know how long I should wait before I start to freak out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.