You can take a home pregnancy test or schedule a blood pregnancy test with your healthcare provider. See a provider. Getting pregnant while using an IUD incre ...

Progestins—Progestins are a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone that can be taken as pills or placed in the uterus as an IUD. Intrauterine device—The IUD called Mirena is often used to ...

Doctors confirmed that her IUD — a T-shaped prophylactic that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy — had shifted, something they observed could happen in “rare cases.” ...

An intrauterine device (IUD) is a T-shaped device that an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) places in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. It is possible to become pregnant with an IUD, but it is rare.

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. It's a painful disease that affects women. So what causes it, and who is at risk for the disease?

An IUD is a small, T-shaped device that’s placed in your uterus. It must be prescribed by a doctor, who will place it in your uterus during an outpatient procedure. Five brands of IUDs approved ...

IUD insertions during the menstrual cycle can invite problems by placing a foreign body into the uterus at a time when the intrauterine environment contains bloody, necrotic material. Midcycle ...

Hormonal birth control, like a hormonal IUD, works by thickening your cervical mucus so it’s like cement and sperm can’t get into your uterus. A copper IUD stops sperm from reaching an egg ...