Can you get pregnant with an IUD? It's very rare, but important to know the health risks

Your chance of getting pregnant with an IUD is 0.1% to 0.2%. If you think you might be pregnant with an IUD, contact a doctor ...
The New York Times

Getting an IUD Hurts. Why Aren’t More Women Offered Relief?

One of the most effective birth control options is also known for the excruciatingly painful procedure to insert it. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Women are increasingly turning to the intrauterine ...
Yahoo

Too many women 'grin and bear it' when getting an IUD. I helped write new pain management guidelines to change that.

Genevieve Hofmann is a nurse who helped coauthor new guidelines for better pain management when getting an IUD. (Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela; photo: Genevieve Hofmann/University of Colorado ...
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Study Touts Benefit of Mini Nonhormonal IUD -- But It's Not Sold in the U.S.

A smaller nonhormonal copper intrauterine device (IUD) resulted in a low pregnancy rate and fewer side effects leading to discontinuation compared with a larger copper IUD among a mostly nulliparous ...
Jezebel

Woman Appears to Give Birth to Baby That’s Holding Her IUD

An Idaho woman who says she got pregnant while she had an IUD gave birth last week, and in a now-viral TikTok, she shared footage from the delivery—including a photo that appears to show her adorable ...
NPR

IUD insertions can hurt. The CDC advises doctors to do more to reduce the pain

Melissa Stewart is no stranger to pain. The Memphis-based attorney has lupus, and during flare-ups, feels radiating pain in their jaw and head. But some of the worst pain that Stewart has ever ...