Doctors: IUDs Deserve Another Look
13 years, 8 months ago

Doctors: IUDs Deserve Another Look

NPR  

Doctors: IUDs Deserve Another Look When it comes to birth control options, women have tons to choose from. Enlarge this image toggle caption Bayer Healthcare Bayer Healthcare So it caught our attention when the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists came out with guidelines advising doctors and patients to consider intrauterine devices, which are inserted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Among women using some forms of birth control, only about 6 percent used IUDs, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you get pregnant with IUDs, which is also rare — 1 percent — there is an increased risk of getting a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy, where the fetus is outside the uterus.

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Three in ten women do not want an IUD due to fear of pain during procedure, study shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three in ten women do not want an IUD due to fear of pain during procedure, study shows

NL Times  

Three in ten women are afraid of the pain of placing an IUD and have, therefore, avoided this type of contraception in the last five years. It was mainly the women who felt severe pain when placing an IUD who said that they did not want an IUD again in the future. The guidelines have naproxen and paracetamol as recommended …

Warning over birth control device used by millions that may raise the risk of cancer
5 months, 1 week ago

Warning over birth control device used by millions that may raise the risk of cancer

Daily Mail  

Common IUD birth control devices may raise the risk of breast cancer, research suggests. Women who used hormonal IUDs which slowly release the contraceptive levonorgestrel were 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease within at least five years than women on other forms of birth control. Researchers in Denmark found that using a hormonal IUD may raise …

The Truth About IUDs
6 months ago

The Truth About IUDs

Slate  

Modern IUDs have been used for decades to prevent unwanted pregnancy and have been extremely effective at doing so. With few places to turn, many patients have resorted to TikTok to describe their experiences of painful insertion and removal as well as cramping, changes in menstruation, and mood shifts. If there was more research into how different bodies react to …

OBGYNs: why women are so shockingly in the dark about a device that affects millions of them.
9 months ago

OBGYNs: why women are so shockingly in the dark about a device that affects millions of them.

Slate  

The nurse practitioner who inserted my IUD worked with the precision and speed of someone on a pit crew. As Takeshita notes, at the first such gathering in 1962, the conference chairman, Alan Guttmacher, discussed the need for a contraceptive for the “masses”: Existing methods, he said, “are largely birth control for the individual, not for a nation.” The user’s …

Having an IUD inserted can be excruciatingly painful. Why aren't women being warned or given stronger pain relief?
2 years, 4 months ago

Having an IUD inserted can be excruciatingly painful. Why aren't women being warned or given stronger pain relief?

ABC  

"I vomited and passed out twice." "I didn't have any pain relief with the procedure and felt momentary discomfort and was able to walk out of the GP clinic pain free," said one person. Instead, the doctor in the video says the insertion may feel "quite uncomfortable" like bad period pain, and uses words like "discomfort" and "pinchy", but not …

Calls for better pain management for women choosing IUD as contraception
2 years, 10 months ago

Calls for better pain management for women choosing IUD as contraception

ABC  

When Jess Holmes spoke to her GP about getting a routine contraceptive procedure, she never expected the process to end with excruciating pain. "Women's pain is often not treated as seriously as pain presented by a man," Dr Sharpe said. "There are studies about some of the medications that do help with IUD insertion yet, more often than not, women …

IUD insertion Medicare rebate increased but doctors argue it needs to be higher to be affordable
3 years ago

IUD insertion Medicare rebate increased but doctors argue it needs to be higher to be affordable

ABC  

The increased Medicare rebate for IUD insertion has been welcomed by doctors but they say it still does not come close to covering the full cost of the procedure. Key points: The rebate for IUD insertion is increasing from $43.75 up to $70.90 Healthcare workers say the rebate needs to be higher to make it more affordable to women The …

Women should ‘always’ be offered pain relief when having coil fitted, say experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Women should ‘always’ be offered pain relief when having coil fitted, say experts

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

The pill, IUD and implant are all available in Australia but GPs are over-prescribing one, expert says
4 years, 3 months ago

The pill, IUD and implant are all available in Australia but GPs are over-prescribing one, expert says

ABC  

Like the vast majority of Australian women, Hannah Jones was recommended the pill when she first asked her GP about contraception. According to Professor Danielle Mazza, head of general practice at Monash University, stories such as Hannah's first experience were common as many women were not given contraceptive options outside the pill. "Many women don't know of the existence of …

Implants and IUDs are the most effective contraception. Why aren't more of us using them?
4 years, 5 months ago

Implants and IUDs are the most effective contraception. Why aren't more of us using them?

ABC  

When it comes to contraception, there are so many choices that sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming to find the right one. For most Australian women, the go-to is normally the pill but doctors are encouraging us to give some thought to another option: long-acting reversible contraceptives You might already know them as the IUD or contraceptive implants, and …

There's an important thread missing from the abortion conversation
6 years ago

There's an important thread missing from the abortion conversation

ABC  

Abortion is on the election agenda, thanks to a bold policy move from Labor. But Australia's uptake is far lower than other OECD countries and in an attempt to change that, Ms Plibersek said a future Labor government would review the Medicare rebate for LARCs. "We need to look at training, we need to look at nurses, in many countries …

Why isn't this birth control used more?
6 years, 6 months ago

Why isn't this birth control used more?

BBC  

Why isn't this birth control used more? In Asia, 27% of women use an IUD for contraception; in North America, 6.1% In fact, they’re the most effective contraception on the planet – aside from sterilisation or avoiding sex altogether. “But money is obviously important.” BBC/Getty Today’s IUDs are tiny, T-shaped devices no bigger than 32mm by 36mm “There are many …

Can't Decide On A Birth Control Method? This Should Help
6 years, 7 months ago

Can't Decide On A Birth Control Method? This Should Help

Huff Post  

Isabella Carapella From the pill to the patch, the IUD to the implant, there are tons of different birth control options to choose from. “I want to hear their past experience with birth control, if they want to take something daily or ‘set and forget,’ how their monthly bleeding is, their medical history, as well as future family planning.” Your …

Women across US planning to get IUDs before Trump possibly removes reproductive rights
8 years, 4 months ago

Women across US planning to get IUDs before Trump possibly removes reproductive rights

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But after the Republican candidate ran a strongly …

Many women don’t know birth control options, survey shows
8 years, 6 months ago

Many women don’t know birth control options, survey shows

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kelly Wallace is CNN’s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Story highlights Nearly 20% of women didn't know anything about the effectiveness of the IUD, according to a survey IUDs and implants are more effective than the birth control pill and condoms CNN — On the very first episode of the MTV reality series “Teen …

Easy-To-Use IUD Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control
9 years ago

Easy-To-Use IUD Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control

NPR  

Easy-To-Use IUD Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control Enlarge this image Courtesy of Population Services International Courtesy of Population Services International There are lots of good reasons for women to space their babies at least two years apart. "In 10 words or less, it worked," says Paul Blumenthal, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford …

The IUD Is Getting More Popular In America. Here's Why
10 years, 1 month ago

The IUD Is Getting More Popular In America. Here's Why

Huff Post  

A birth control method that works more than 99 percent of the time is making a comeback after all but disappearing from America in the 1980s and 1990s. “More and more people are jumping on the IUD and implant bandwagon because it seems like they might be potentially appropriate to cover for these long periods of a woman’s life when …

It's Time To Rediscover The IUD, Women's Health Advocates Say
11 years, 5 months ago

It's Time To Rediscover The IUD, Women's Health Advocates Say

NPR  

It's Time To Rediscover The IUD, Women's Health Advocates Say Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto.com iStockphoto.com What will it take to make intrauterine devices sexy? Charurat says, in developing countries where access to health care is limited, women are more likely to come to a clinic for their baby's sake than for their own contraceptive purposes. What's Next For …

IUDs, implants vastly more effective than the pill
12 years, 10 months ago

IUDs, implants vastly more effective than the pill

CNN  

Story highlights Long-acting forms of contraception 20 times more effective than daily pill Failure rates for pill were especially dramatic among teenagers and young women Birth control pills are the method of choice for 28% of U.S. women Health.com — The small fraction of women who choose intrauterine devices or under-skin implants as their preferred method of birth control may …

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