Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an increasingly popular form of birth control, but getting one placed is often a painful experience. According to one recent study, 78 percent of patients who had an ...

The modern IUD hit the market approximately 60 years ago. On Tuesday—for the first time ever—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to address IUD insertion pain. Updating their selected ...

America's health care system is inherently sexist, especially when it comes to pain. Research has shown that female patients are consistently prescribed less pain-relieving medication than male ...

Intrauterine devices are highly effective, but some women find insertion painful. Here’s how to prepare. By Catherine Pearson Ten percent of women in the United States between the ages of 15 and 49 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Aileen Gariepy of Weill Cornell Medicine about the new federal guidance that advises doctors to consider pain management for IUD insertion pain. It's well-documented ...

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an extremely effective and convenient form of birth control for many people—but it can also very painful to get one inserted. Current medical guidelines say that ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are known as one of the most convenient and effective forms of birth control, but it's true that the IUD insertion process can be unpleasant, uncomfortable, or downright ...

The pain associated with having an IUD inserted is now part of viral internet lore, after more and more people come forward with their stories. For the first time, federal health officials at the ...

Inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) is a minor procedure that takes only a few minutes. Some people find it slightly painful, but over-the-counter pain relief can help manage it. An IUD is a small ...

For more than 100 years, women have had small gadgets placed in their uteruses to prevent pregnancies. Today, intrauterine devices (IUDs) not only provide excellent “set it and forget it” reversible ...

A levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device (IUD) is noninferior to a copper IUD for emergency contraception, according to randomized trial results published online in The New England Journal of ...

I was 27 years old when I decided on using an intrauterine device, known as an IUD. I had recently given birth to my second son, and I wanted a reliable form of contraception (IUDs are more than 99% ...