Ami Claxton’s birth control method - an intrauterine device - expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geri Stengel writes about the success factors of women entrepreneurs. For decades, women seeking long-acting birth control have ...
Gynecology nurse practitioner Stephanie Edwards-Latchu has performed over 450 intrauterine device insertions. Some women will barely notice when the device is placed, she said, but others report the ...
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 ...
Share on Pinterest The CDC is urging doctors to provide more information to patients about the potential discomfort and pain they may experience during and after IUD insertion, as well as the ...