So I just wanted to write this because I know I'm not the only woman in the world this has happened to. We found out last Monday that I am 5 weeks along, and I got pregnant with the Paragard IUD still in. While being preggy was not a issue for us (not our timing but still excited), I was so concerned about having the IUD still in. Had to go for an internal ultrasound ASAP, where the tech had trouble even finding gestational sac. Finally found what appeared to be it...she found nothing else anywhere else in my body. Paragard was extremely low and in my cervix (most likely came out of position during sex) and thus- pregnant! Once I had ultrasound and it looked as though the suspected sac was much higher than the Paragard, my doc went ahead and pulled it out. I asked her about leaving it in, and she said that it is an option in certain cases but that she would prefer to take it out because leaving it poses about a 50/50 risk of infection. I must say this was one of the most scary times of my life- not knowing if my baby is absolutely ok or not. For that reason, and some other religious ones, I will never have the an IUD ever again. I had actually planned on having it removed this week oddly enough.