A screenshot from the author's IUD insertion TikTok. (Photo: Courtesy of Kelly Perry) When I asked about getting an IUD, a T-shaped intrauterine device inserted through the cervix to prevent pregnancy ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are becoming more popular among women who are opting for long-lasting, cost-effective birth control. However, the insertion process can be nerve-wracking and frightening.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viewers have been sharing their own experiences. Viewers have been sharing their own experiences. If you’ve had an IUD inserted, ...

My IUD insertion was more painful than my 34-hour home birth. As a midwife, I know there are better ways to manage pain. I'm a home-birth midwife, and my child's birth lasted 34 hours. Before I got an ...

If you’ve had an IUD inserted, we salute you. Having a coil put in is truly one of the most brutal things a person with a vagina can go through and having it taken out is no walk in the park either.

Women everywhere are celebrating what’s considered a major step forward in feminine health care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued new guidelines for pain management ...

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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 ...