Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways Removal of an IUD is usually easier and less painful than ...

Ami Claxton’s birth control method - an intrauterine device - expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are small contraceptive devices implanted in the uterus. They can be hormonal or nonhormonal, and they're one of the most effective options for female birth control ...

IUD insertion and removal can be painful. But new medical guidelines are focused on ways to make the procedures more comfortable. Women have taken to social media to share their stories of painful IUD ...

Getting an IUD can hurt. New guidelines say doctors should help patients manage the pain By Maya Davis, CNN Aug 10, 2024 Aug 10, 2024Updated Aug 10, 2024 0 ...

My period came today. The cramps are…bad. In fact, they’re worse than they were even just last month, because a few weeks ago, I made a choice that increasing numbers of young, childless American ...

Genevieve Hofmann is a nurse who helped coauthor new guidelines for better pain management when getting an IUD. (Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela; photo: Genevieve Hofmann/University of Colorado ...

IUDs — intrauterine devices — are one of the most effective forms of birth control, and data from the Food and Drug Administration found that they’re better at preventing pregnancy than the pill or ...

Getting an intrauterine device (IUD) is a big, empowering decision. It offers long-lasting, highly effective contraception ...

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Gynecology nurse practitioner Stephanie Edwards-Latchu has performed over 450 intrauterine device insertions. Some women will barely notice when the device is placed, she said, but others report the ...