Ami Claxton’s birth control method - an intrauterine device - expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...

The journey of intrauterine device (IUD) placements has long been accompanied by mixed reactions, ranging from mild discomfort to excruciating pain. As of 2023, IUDs have gained immense popularity, ...

"I do want to apologize for misleading people," Sharhonda Blue said on TikTok after experiencing extreme pain with her own IUD insertion Courtesy Sharhonda Blue A TikToker from San Antonio is making ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated recommendations for doctors offering birth control to their patients, including a new plea for doctors to give women more options of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Two Planned Parenthood locations in the Tampa Bay area are offering sedation for women getting an IUD procedure. The long-acting, reversible contraception is the third most common birth ...

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 ...

In 2020, Sharhonda Blue, a Black gynecology physician assistant based in San Antonio, Texas, posted a video on TikTok explaining the process for having an intrauterine contraception device inserted, ...

Viral TikToks about intrauterine devices (IUDs) tend to portray negative experiences more often than positive ones, recent research found, and often focus on physical pain and mistrust of doctors.

New guidelines issued by the CDC are advising physicians address the pain for IUD insertion with various medication options. Misoprostol is not recommended for routine use for IUD placement. Lidocaine ...

"It's been no secret that women have suffered tremendously from IUD insertion... these guidelines are needed," Dr. Nicole Grossenburg, an OB-GYN at Sanford Health, told Flow Space.