I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that I put off getting my IUD for so long because I was terrified by the horror stories. But I’m also not alone in that fear. Every so often, I’ll see young people on ...

"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 ...

Your work wife. Your sister. All of #IUD TikTok. And anyone else part of one of the loudest whisper networks in the health space. They’ll tell you about the pinching, the stabbing, the searing cramps ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) declares an "urgent need" for clinicians to look into pain relief options for IUD insertion patients. ACOG reportedly did not issue such ...

It's well-documented that the insertion of an IUD, that is an intrauterine device, can be painful, really painful. And now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance ...

Whenever anybody asks me how I like my Mirena IUD, I tell them that I love it, as earnestly and vigorously as someone actually earning commission from Big Estrogen. I say that the ease of not taking a ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Clinicians should counsel patients on various pain management options for in-office uterine and cervical procedures, like intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, according to a new ...

Countless patients have suffered through in-office gynecological procedures like IUD insertions or cervical biopsies, with nothing more than ibuprofen and white knuckles. Pain is complex and ...