After 13 years of living under a conservatorship, pop star Britney Spears finally spoke in court Wednesday and made it clear that she wished for her legal guardianship to end. Among other explosive ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A copper intrauterine device, or IUD, with a novel ...

To be fair, my ob-gyn at the time was very honest and clear about possible side effects associated with a copper IUD — potentially heavier and longer periods, cramping, and spotting for the first few ...

If you're considering getting an IUD, it's important to know how long it will take for the device to effectively prevent pregnancy — but the exact time frame depends largely on which one you get. The ...

My gynecologist recommended the copper IUD and told me it was 99.9% effective. I was stuck on that 0.1% statistic, and it turned out I was part of that small group. I had an abortion when I found I ...

A highly effective and convenient contraceptive, the Copper T 380A IUD (Paragard) has been FDA-approved for 10 years. Because this device was first marketed in the United States in the late 1980s, we ...

My husband and I have three kids under the age of 5. I can't take any hormonal birth control, so I opted to have a copper IUD to prevent pregnancy. It affected my periods, sex drive, and my mental ...

When you use a form of birth control, you expect that it will do what it’s designed to do—that is prevent pregnancy. But no form of birth control is 100 percent effective, even the incredibly reliable ...

Hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a type of birth control method to prevent pregnancy. They can work for up to 7 years, depending on the brand that doctors recommend. Some people may also find ...