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 ...

Some patients experience spotting between periods and unexpected changes in menstrual flow. If you’re using a nonhormonal IUD, you will still get your period; hormonal options will stop your period ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. “I figured it would feel like a Pap smear, like a typical ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Many healthcare professionals have told patients that getting an IUD feels like “just a pinch.” However, women are now using their social media platforms to discuss how far off from ...

A few weeks ago, I got my third IUD. You’d think I would have been prepared. I am one of the many women who girded her loins against the possibility of a “Handmaid’s Tale”-style dystopian future by ...

"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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Popular Tik Tok videos about a common form of birth control often portray painful experiences and mistrust in healthcare. That’s according to new research from Duke Health about ...

When it comes to contraceptive options, intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are less popular than other methods like the Pill; only 8% of U.S. women between 15 and 44 are using either an IUD or a ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring. “I figured it ...