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 Mirena IUD is effective for five years, but Erin Jackson left hers in for six and a half. She was so scared of repeating the pain she felt when she had the contraceptive device inserted, she kept ...

As a jolt of pain shot through her body, Shona Spencer felt faint. A nurse started fanning her, as her doctor finished inserting her intrauterine device (IUD), a long acting form of birth control with ...

Having an IUD (intrauterine device) inserted for birth control is known to be potentially painful. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now recommending pain management ...

Intra-uterine devices, or IUDs, are a very popular method of birth control. Planned Parenthood explains that an IUD is 99.9% effective in preventing pregnancy, whether you choose the copper variety — ...

"Excruciatingly painful" — that's how PS producer Jordan Shalhoub describes their first attempt at getting an IUD. The insertion was so uncomfortable that ultimately it failed and Shalhoub left ...

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 ...

My child's home birth was a grueling 34-hour marathon. I walked around, cuddled with my pit bull (and then with my pit bull and the microwaveable heating pad a saintly friend reheated often), listened ...

I’ve always hated going to the gynecologist. No offense to gynecologists, of course, but every time I would go, I’d have an incredible amount of anxiety. Because, point No. 2, I have an incredible ...

According to a recent CDC report, the group updated its recommendations to docs on IUD insertion and pain. Basically, the CDC’s new guideline tells physicians that they should actually provide meds ...