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 ...

One morning this past June, Sabrina Melendez drove from her home on Long Island to a Planned Parenthood clinic to get her IUD removed. She and her husband had recently decided they were ready to start ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you ask a group of women if they’ve ever had an IUD placed, their responses about the experience will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...