The nurse practitioner who inserted my IUD worked with the precision and speed of someone on a pit crew. Or, really—just someone working in the gynecology department of a student clinic at one of the ...

After adjusting for other factors, use of a menstrual cup was found to be independently linked to IUD displacement. The risk of intrauterine device (IUD) displacement may be increased in women who use ...

There are lots of good reasons for women to space their babies at least two years apart. Studies show higher risks of premature birth, pregnancy complications and delivery problems, as well as higher ...

The modern IUD hit the market approximately 60 years ago. On Tuesday—for the first time ever—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to address IUD insertion pain. Updating their selected ...

There are so many different contraceptive options out there, ranging from the pill (of which there are two varieties: the progesterone-only and the combined) to patches, injections and, of course, ...