It takes one week for oral birth control to work or to start working again if you missed two pills. Copper IUDS work up to five days retroactively.

There are five types of IUDs available in the US — each with different hormones, side effects, and effectiveness.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Accidents happen. Contraception fails. And because abortion care is so restricted in so many places, ...

One day not long ago, my dad asked me what stories I was working on. When I told him I was writing about copper IUDs, he said, “But aren’t those, like, bad?” I laughed, only because he was ...

Credit: Getty Images. The Copper 175 mm2 IUD has a flexible frame made of nitinol; it measures 32mm horizontally and 30mm vertically with pre-cut retrieval strings. Positive results were announced ...

Credit: Sebela Women’s Health. Miudella is supplied as a copper-containing sterile IUS preloaded in a single use inserter. According to Sebella Women’s Health, Miudella has similar efficacy to the ...

A new University of Utah Health study determined that hormonal IUDs (left) were comparable to copper IUDs (right) for use as emergency contraceptives. Photo credit: Getty Images Researchers and ...

Birth control plays a crucial role in reproductive health and empowers women to take control and make informed choices in planning families. Among these contraceptive methods, IUDs are known for their ...

The tenaculum might contribute to the discomfort women feel when getting an IUD. One company is testing an alternative. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta A growing number of women have opted to get an ...

A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk may be causing unnecessary worry.

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