As lawmakers across the United States attempt to ban or limit contraception options, medical experts are hoping to clear up misinformation. More than 65% of women in the U.S. between the ages of 15 ...

IUDs — intrauterine devices — are one of the most effective forms of birth control, and data from the Food and Drug Administration found that they’re better at preventing pregnancy than the pill or ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended new pain management strategies for the placement of intrauterine devices, following years of complaints from women who rely on them for ...

The pinching pains Sandy Hill felt in her abdomen were a pretty good clue: Something was definitely not right. A few days earlier, Sandy, a 36-year-old marketing executive from Boston, had been fitted ...

During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson told her doctor she wanted to get off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option for me was an IUD,” she said, referring to an intrauterine ...

The CDC put out new recommendations regarding pain management for IUD birth control. The CDC is recommending that doctors talk to their patients about potential pain when getting an IUD and what ...

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled new guidelines aimed at enhancing patient care by providing doctors with updated recommendations for administering birth control, ...

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 ...

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 ...