(HealthDay News) – Women who undergo postpartum or interval insertion of Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) or Copper T 380A (CU-T) intrauterine devices experience weight loss in ...

Q: Is the intrauterine device insertion painful? A: The intrauterine device is usually well tolerated. The doctor may give local anesthesia to the uterine cervix prior to insertion. Some women might ...

Fear of pain can deter some patients from choosing intrauterine devices (IUDs). In a study appearing in The Annals of Family Medicine, researchers investigated whether intrauterine device (IUD) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The JADA system decreased abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding in vaginal and cesarean birth, regardless of ...

Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive immediate device insertion postpartum (n=132) or delayed device insertion (n=127), which occurred 4-12 weeks postpartum Results of a noninferiority randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment success for the JADA system was high for both vaginal and cesarean births. Overall, 2.8% of women in ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research shows that many people who get IUDs experience moderate to intense pain during ...

Fear of pain can deter some patients from choosing intrauterine devices (IUDs). In this study, researchers investigated whether ...

As part of an update to the CDC's practice recommendations on contraception, physicians are being encouraged to counsel patients on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. To ...

There are several reasons why some couples make the mutual decision to not have children. Acknowledging and respecting this choice, medical professionals have come up with several methods to prevent ...

Timing. An IUD can be safely inserted at any time during the menstrual cycle. Traditionally, clinicians have been taught to insert an IUD during menses because the patient was very unlikely to be ...