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

A Scripps News investigation found thousands of women were billed for a variety of birth control and related services that ...

Timing. An IUD can be safely inserted at any time during the menstrual cycle. Traditionally, clinicians have been taught to insert an IUD during menses because the patient was very unlikely to be ...

While admittedly “above and beyond,” Bayati will also do an exam and ultrasound to get a sense of the uterus angle and size. “I do not think an IUD insertion has to be painful,” she says.

We're closer to the male IUD than ever before ... The implanted ADAM gel can also be checked via ultrasound for easy monitoring. It's non-permanent, reversible, and has reportedly demonstrated ...

Researchers studied nearly 80,000 women ages 15 to 49 for the findings. Women who use a hormone-releasing intrauterine device, or IUD, face around the same risk of breast cancer as women who take ...

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 ...

Iowa's abortion ban was always on my mind; many women don't have advantages that helped me survive, writes Chelsea Cooper.

Earlier this week, I had my first transvaginal ultrasound to (apologies if I inadvertently unlock a new fear here) locate the thread of my expired IUD, which has… been misplaced. Well, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - A 20 foot tall inflatable IUD named “Freeda Womb” made it second swing through the Hawkeye State Monday. Americans for Contraception ...

If you've ever wondered, "Wait, why is my period lasting so long?" after buying yet another box of tampons, you're not alone.