You can get pregnant with an intrauterine device (IUD), but it's rare. IUDs are small, flexible devices shaped like the ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are small contraceptive devices implanted in the uterus. They can be hormonal or nonhormonal, and they're one of the most effective options for female birth control ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Hormonal IUDs can help manage endometriosis symptoms like pain and ...

IUD insertion and removal can be painful. But new medical guidelines are focused on ways to make the procedures more comfortable. Women have taken to social media to share their stories of painful IUD ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I was 17 when I decided to go on birth control for the first time. I was in my first long-term ...

My period came today. The cramps are…bad. In fact, they’re worse than they were even just last month, because a few weeks ago, I made a choice that increasing numbers of young, childless American ...

IUDs can cost up to $1,300. But you might not have to pay anything. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, revoking the constitutional right to have an abortion, Americans got busy.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, revoking the constitutional right to have an abortion, Americans got busy. Folks nationwide poured money into abortion funds, stocked up on ...