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 ...

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 ...

Women’s pain has long been discounted by medical professionals. In fact, research shows that doctors take women’s pain less seriously when compared to men. This will be no surprise, of course, to any ...

In 2020, Holly decided to get the copper IUD, and while being monitored after insertion (which is standard procedure), she told her nurse that her pain was getting increasingly worse. "I was like, 'Is ...

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 ...

Talk to people who have had an IUD inserted and you'll hear a range of experiences. While many love living with the reliability and convenience of this birth control method — first, it has to be ...

If you search “IUD, IUD insertion, birth control, or women’s health” on TikTok, you’ll find a ton of videos from both OB-GYNs and patients talking about painful IUD insertions. In a viral TikTok, user ...

There’s a lot to recommend going the IUD route for birth control. For starters, once an intrauterine device is implanted, you don’t have to bother with birth control for up to a DECADE — you’re ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways IUDs can last a long time and don't need daily care.IUDs are over 99% ...

My IUD insertion experience was a debacle of the highest order. It happened in the fall of 2015 in New York City where ob/gyns taking new appointments are hard to come by. And after waiting months for ...