For more than 100 years, women have had small gadgets placed in their uteruses to prevent pregnancies. Today, intrauterine devices (IUDs) not only provide excellent “set it and forget it” reversible ...

"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 ...

Columbia resident Aryanna Hyde grew up in a religious, conservative environment where contraception wasn’t something that was talked about a lot. As she grew older, she thought more about it and asked ...

Hormonal intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have long been promoted as a reliable and convenient form of birth control. These small, T-shaped devices provide years of pregnancy prevention with minimal ...

IUDs have been a promising breakthrough in birth control, offering both convenience and effectiveness, and their use has exploded over the past few decades. But that progress has often come with some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The guidance says clinicians should offer local anesthetics, like lidocaine spray, for IUD insertions. ACOG also ...

Heavy menstrual bleeding is a common occurrence in a large number of women. It can impact a woman’s daily life, causing discomfort, weakness, and even health problems. Did you know? Hormonal IUDs can ...

There are several good reasons why women might prefer the Pill over an IUD, but satisfying sex is not one of them. Among sexually active women who use contraception, 21 percent take birth control ...

Hyde met with a nurse practitioner in Columbia in March 2022. The nurse briefly went over the different kinds of IUDs and mentioned taking an ibuprofen 30 to 40 minutes before the procedure if she was ...