There are five types of IUDs available in the US — each with different hormones, side effects, and effectiveness.

A woman who went to the hospital because she thought her IUD was causing painful cramps was left speechless when doctors told her the actual cause. TikTok user Nat (@mamacitanat) went viral after ...

Translation: For the French translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section. A decrease in oral contraceptive use, newly available methods, and the emerging role of midwives suggested ...

Hormonal intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have long been promoted as a reliable and convenient form of birth control. These small, T-shaped devices provide years of pregnancy prevention with minimal ...

Kyleena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) is a brand-name intrauterine device (IUD) that’s used to help prevent pregnancy. Kyleena isn’t known to interact with other medications. But ...

With nearly 90% of women in the United States using contraception at some point in their lives, better information about stroke risk with different forms of contraception is crucial to caring for ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, a new study sheds some light on the potential connection between hormonal IUDs and breast cancer. This year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) ...

A comprehensive analysis of birth control methods has unveiled important insights about the relationship between hormonal intrauterine devices and breast cancer risk, prompting medical professionals ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are the third most common form of modern birth control used around the world. There are two types of IUDs — copper IUDs that do not release any hormones and hormonal IUDs ...

Hazard ratios were 1.3, 1.4, and 1.8 for 0 to 5, 5 to 10, and more than 10 to 15 years of use, respectively, compared with the corresponding durations of nonuse, resulting in an excess of 14, 29, and ...

Women who use a hormone-releasing intrauterine device, or IUD, face around the same risk of breast cancer as women who take hormonal birth control pills, according to a new study. The study, published ...