Question: I’d like to get the contraceptive coil but I’m very squeamish and not great tolerating pain. I’ve heard so many horror stories of people being in agony. Is there any way you can ask for pain ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice — while a step in the right direction — doesn’t ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...