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 painkillers, but Ava thinks that these are “only limited in effectiveness according to recent studies.” Foreign media outlets have also reported many stories about pain during the IUD placement. “At Ava, we have been receiving stories of women experiencing intense pain when placing and removing an IUD for years,” she said.

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My Male Friend And I Both Had Medical Procedures. I Was Shocked By How Much Worse My Experience Was — And Why.
2 months, 1 week ago

My Male Friend And I Both Had Medical Procedures. I Was Shocked By How Much Worse My Experience Was — And Why.

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11 People Share Their IUD Insertion Horror Stories — And They'll All Make You Angry
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11 People Share Their IUD Insertion Horror Stories — And They'll All Make You Angry

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Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"
6 months, 3 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 …

Painkilling options around IUD procedure to be "looked at again"
6 months, 3 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 …

The CDC's new IUD guidance is progress for female pain
7 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 …

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 …

I Heard IUD Insertion Can Be Torture, So I Filmed Mine And Put It On TikTok
2 years, 8 months ago

I Heard IUD Insertion Can Be Torture, So I Filmed Mine And Put It On TikTok

Huff Post  

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Calls for better pain management for women choosing IUD as contraception
2 years, 9 months ago

Calls for better pain management for women choosing IUD as contraception

ABC  

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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  

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No woman should be forced to endure an IUD
3 years, 8 months ago

No woman should be forced to endure an IUD

Al Jazeera  

Last month, the world listened as Britney Spears, the American singer and pop star, described in detail to a court her experience of being subjected to a conservatorship controlled by her father, James Parnell Spears. For three years, the IUD ticked like a time bomb inside my uterus until I ended up in hospital, unable to walk properly, talk much …

Why have women had to tolerate painful coil fittings?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why have women had to tolerate painful coil fittings?

The Independent  

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Why IUD Insertions Are So Incredibly Painful
6 years ago

Why IUD Insertions Are So Incredibly Painful

Huff Post  

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

Doctors: IUDs Deserve Another Look

NPR  

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