Ectopic pregnancies are rare but very serious, and you may not hear about them until you (or someone you know) experience one.

HSG testing is a common practice in the fertility world. Why don’t women know what they’re actually getting into? WITH MY FEET in the stirrups, I felt an electric jolt of pain roll through my abdomen.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Clinicians should counsel patients on various pain management options for in-office uterine and cervical procedures, like intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, according to a new ...

Pain is a predictable part of the process for many women walking into a reproductive healthcare clinic. That problem now is receiving renewed focus in the wake of a report released May 15 by the ...

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an extremely effective and convenient form of birth control for many people—but it can also very painful to get one inserted. Current medical guidelines say that ...

1 Department of Gynecology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China 2 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, International Peace Maternity and Child ...

Appointments for long-term contraceptives such as IUDs have increased at Watkins Medical Center since Donald Trump became the president-elect on Nov. 6, according to Watkins physician Sabrina Markese.

She also said the procedure itself can physically cause pain where instruments like the speculum, a two bladed tool used to widen the vaginal walls, can feel like a lot of pressure and be ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring. “I figured it ...

Research on pain management during placement of intrauterine devices (IUD) is lacking, but most studies so far indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are not effective, according ...

DENVER — For years, women have warned one another about the pain of an IUD. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing its guidelines for the first time since 2016 to improve the ...