"It's been no secret that women have suffered tremendously from IUD insertion... these guidelines are needed," Dr. Nicole ...

When the lidocaine was injected into her cervix, Leah Wells said it felt like fuzzy lightning traveling up her body. In addition to numbing her cervix, the medication made her mouth tingle, and she ...

IUDs can cost up to $1,300. But you might not have to pay anything. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, revoking the constitutional right to have an abortion, Americans got busy.

How common is pregnancy when you have an IUD? Experts weigh in. (Getty Images) An IUD, short for "intrauterine device," is one of the most effective forms of long-term birth control on the market.

A woman is going viral — and igniting a debate on contraceptive safety — on TikTok after claiming she removed her own IUD contraceptive. Ashley Hartig, 27, said that she and her husband Derek Hartig, ...

"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 ...

IUD insertion and removal can be painful. But new medical guidelines are focused on ways to make the procedures more comfortable. Women have taken to social media to share their stories of painful IUD ...

Women are increasingly turning to the intrauterine device, or IUD, as a form of contraception, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published this month. Yet it’s ...

Constance Zimmer was on birth control “for way too long.” “My general practitioner had told me I should get off my birth ...

When Emily Cataneo decided to attend a reproductive rights rally in her home of Raleigh, North Carolina earlier this year, she knew she wanted her outfit to represent the cause. She donned a ...

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, revoking the constitutional right to have an abortion, Americans got busy. Folks nationwide poured money into abortion funds, stocked up on ...