Updated CDC guidance encourages doctors to discuss pain relief methods before an IUD insertion. Here's what you should know.

Bridget, 22, who asked not to use her last name for privacy reasons, said she experienced “the worst pain of my life” during her first IUD insertion at 16. Years later, when she told clinicians about ...

After evaluating my choices with my ob-gyn (the pill seemed too hard to keep up with; condoms too unreliable), I got an IUD ...

An IUD is an internal form of birth control placed inside the uterus with the strings hanging from the cervix. Learn about ...

Likewise, my first IUD insertion was bearable because an empathetic nurse practitioner warned me to expect pain and talked me through everything she did. She also gave me choices whenever possible ...

The risk did not increase with duration of IUD use, the researchers said. Earlier research has found similar links between hormonal birth control and breast cancer. The new data specifically ...

What is an IUD and why can getting one be painful ... both posts have tens of thousands of comments. But these first-hand accounts can also lead to anxiety for viewers before their own procedures.