Study found women who used IUDs at lower risk than women who didn't. Sept. 13, 2011— -- Intrauterine devices (IUDs), the small plastic devices inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy, may ...

Online calls for women to get IUDs went viral after the election. — -- Some doctors in the U.S. are reporting more women asking their physicians about long-lasting birth control devices following ...

Intrauterine devices have been growing in popularity as a safe and effective birth control alternative to the Pill. Mere days after Americans elected Donald Trump as president, fervor is building ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, a new study sheds some light on the potential connection between hormonal IUDs and breast cancer. This year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives like IUDs are highly effective in preventing pregnancy, and their use is on the rise. But as cases of sexually transmitted diseases reach an all-time high in ...

A growing number of U.S. women may be opting for intrauterine devices (IUDs) as their birth control method, a national survey finds. That's good news, researchers say, since IUDs and contraceptive ...

When it comes to birth control options, women have tons to choose from. So it caught our attention when the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists came out with guidelines advising ...

After declining for nearly 20 years, the number of women using long-acting reversible forms of contraception (LARCs), like the IUD and the hormonal implant, has increased nearly five-fold over the ...

As of this week, IUDs and implantable devices are almost unanimously the first-line recommendation for medical contraception in young women. According to an important new study that will appear in ...

Some intrauterine devices (IUDs), already a long-term birth control option, are effective for even longer than recommended, according to a new review of past studies. The older women are when certain ...

Six years ago, Karen Clayton, a manager at a hospital in Chicago, thought about getting an IUD. She had had bad reactions to hormonal birth control in the past and had decided to stop using it, but ...