As Nicole Marpaung lay on an exam table, the 22-year-old turned on her phone camera to record the experience of getting an intrauterine device, or IUD. In the video, a clinician tells her to expect ...

Taking three doses of ibuprofen before the insertion of an intrauterine device reduces pain during the procedure compared ...

There are several good reasons why women might prefer the Pill over an IUD, but satisfying sex is not one of them. Among ...

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 ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you’re on birth control, you expect that it’ll do what it’s designed to: prevent pregnancy. But no ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Becoming pregnant with an IUD is rare, but it can happen if the device moves or expires.If you can't feel the IUD strings, it may have shifted, ...

More than 65% of women in the U.S. between the ages of 15 and 49 used some form of contraception between 2017 and 2019, according to the most recent National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) analysis.

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 ...

A 20-foot tall inflatable IUD embedded in the Union Station lawn in Washington, D.C. as Senate Republicans blocked a bill protecting contraception access. (all images courtesy Americans For ...