Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More teens are opting for an IUD, which experts say is one of the most effective types of birth control. (Photo illustration: ...

As lawmakers across the United States attempt to ban or limit contraception options, medical experts are hoping to clear up misinformation. More than 65% of women in the U.S. between the ages of 15 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended new pain management strategies for the placement of intrauterine devices, following years of complaints from women who rely on them for ...

There are more safe and effective options than ever before but what’s safe for one person may not be the best option for ...

Social media users advising women to get IUDs before Trump takes office. — -- Online searches for long-acting birth control devices spiked significantly in the hours after the presidential ...

Contraceptive implants and IUDs are very effective in preventing pregnancy — nearly 100 percent, statistics show. A new federal survey finds many more women are making this choice than did a decade ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever walked into a doctor’s appointment with a very personal question to ask, you know that those conversations aren’t always easy to start. That’s especially true when the question has to ...

IUDs, or intrauterine devices, are more than 99% effective in preventing pregnancy, and some can work up to 12 years, but a 2016 survey from the Urban Institute found that many women still don't know ...

Feb. 06--Florida Atlantic University senior Kheyanna Suarez is under pressure. The stress is not from upcoming exams or landing a job after graduation. It's the worry that her ability to pay for birth ...

As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about ...

“Since the beginning of time, women have been ducking and diving and dodging pregnancy face first or Pikachu first,” Chandler ...