When IUDs are inserted, health-care providers first put a speculum into the patient’s vagina, which widens the vaginal walls, ...

Women are often only advised to take an anti-inflammatory pain reliever such as Advil before the procedure rather than being ...

Milja Maunuvaara, who is from Helsinki, Finland, said she trusted the intrauterine device (IUD) 100% after it was ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Swedish study says hormonal birth control slightly raises breast cancer risk, but experts note the increase is small.

Getting an intrauterine device (IUD) is a big, empowering decision. It offers long-lasting, highly effective contraception ...

Sophia Harris first got on birth control pills at age 10 to manage “out of control” hormone fluctuations. Harris, 27, stayed on the pill until around 25 but decided to switch to an intrauterine device ...

For the first time ever, doctors are being encouraged to take IUD pain seriously. Will it be enough to convince women to get ...