Cycling, IUDs, and Cramping

[Dianyla]

I just made an appointment to get my 5.5year old copper IUD replaced. They recommend changing it every 5 years, but someone like you have it in much longer. I'm not sure if I'm unnecessarily replacing it?

Nope, copper ones are FDA approved for 12 years. The hormonal ones (Mirena, etc) are the 5 years.