Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"

Dutch News  

Women who are having a contraceptive IUD fitted may be prescribed extra painkilling options after all, the Dutch association of family doctors NHG has said. But painkilling methods around placing an IUD will be looked at again,” an NHG spokesman told the Volkskrant. Patient organisation Stichting Ava, had called on the NHG to include more options because the procedure can be “extremely painful” for some women but their request had fallen on deaf ears. In the United States, doctors have been told they can use localised painkilling methods, such as gels or sprays but in 2023 the NHG said proof of their efficiency was lacking.

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Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"

Dutch News  

Women who are having a contraceptive IUD fitted may be prescribed extra painkilling options after all, the Dutch association of family doctors NHG has said. But painkilling methods around placing an IUD will be looked at again,” an NHG spokesman told the Volkskrant. Patient organisation Stichting Ava, had called on the NHG to include more options because the procedure can …

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful
4 months ago

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful

Associated Press  

Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors’ promises of “just a pinch.” The local anesthetic lidocaine “might be useful for reducing patient pain” when inserting intrauterine devices, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which also encourages doctors to have a …

The CDC's new IUD guidance is progress for female pain
4 months, 1 week ago

The CDC's new IUD guidance is progress for female pain

Salon  

America's health care system is inherently sexist, especially when it comes to pain. “The concerns expressed through social media have helped us understand the importance of having that conversation.” Notably, in the guidance, the CDC suggests that healthcare providers use the new directives to support “person-centered contraceptive counseling” and “remove unnecessary medical barriers to accessing and using contraception.” “Barriers to …

Calls for better pain management for women choosing IUD as contraception
2 years, 6 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 …

Women should ‘always’ be offered pain relief when having coil fitted, say experts
3 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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