When should an IUD be taken out?

You can have your IUD taken out anytime — just make an
appointment with a doctor or other healthcare professional.
Your IUD will protect against pregnancy for as long as you
have it in, provided you don’t keep it in beyond its expiration
date.
The expiration date varies by brand:
ParaGard is effective for up to 10 years , though
some experts suggest that it can be used for up
to 12 years.
Mirena is effective for up to 8 years .
Liletta is effective for up to 8 years .
Kyleena is effective for up to 5 years .
Skyla is effective for up to 3 years .
IUD removal is usually a quick and simple process. Your
clinician will use forceps to gently pull the IUD’s strings, which
causes the “arms” to collapse upward so the IUD slides out.
If needed, your clinician should have special instruments that
can be used to get it out. Surgery is used in the rare event that
it can’t be removed.

Your doctor will take out the IUD in their office. It

should only take a few minutes. You’ll put your feet
in stirrups and the doctor will use forceps to slowly
pull the IUD out. You may have some cramping and
bleeding, but this should go away in 1-2 days.

Removing an IUD
Your IUD can be removed at any time by a trained doctor or nurse.
If you're not having another IUD put in and do not want to get pregnant, use additional
contraception, such
as condoms, for 7 days before you have it removed.
It's possible to get pregnant as soon as the IUD has been taken out.