To continue our ongoing series of gynecological topics, I have decided to write about intrauterine devices (IUDs) as a form of birth control. Even though I learned about IUDs through many outlets (sex ...

Here at ELLE.com we are big fans of the IUD, a small, T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus, and is one of the most effective forms of birth control out there. Since it's a one-time ...

Shannon Driscoll struggled with painful and heavy periods her whole life. Like a lot of people, she tried birth control pills to mitigate the pain and regulate her cycle. But nothing worked — until ...

The Washington Post is continuing to report on women and pain. We would like to hear about your IUD experience and may include it in a collection of reader stories. Did you experience pain during an ...

When TikToker Bridget Goes took a video of herself getting her first IUD removed and her second one inserted in June, she didn’t expect the video to go viral, drawing nearly 900,000 views since. In ...

Getting an IUD means undergoing an uncomfortable, and sometimes painful, procedure, but despite its invasiveness, patients in Newfoundland and Labrador say there's no standard of care. (Sarah ...

"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 ...

"Excruciatingly painful" — that's how PS producer Jordan Shalhoub describes their first attempt at getting an IUD. The insertion was so uncomfortable that ultimately it failed and Shalhoub left ...

My IUD insertion experience was a debacle of the highest order. It happened in the fall of 2015 in New York City where ob/gyns taking new appointments are hard to come by. And after waiting months for ...