Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IUDs, or intrauterine devices, are an increasingly popular form of long-term birth control in the U.S. (Lou Benoist) The Centers ...

Maeve McDermott loves her IUD. Actually, she says, she’s “obsessed” with it. “I always had issues with the various birth control pills I tried,” says McDermott, a 23-year-old Washington journalist.

I'm a home-birth midwife, and my child's birth lasted 34 hours. Before I got an IUD, I used misoprostol to soften my cervix and make the process more bearable. My second IUD insertion was so painful.

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are pretty much the gold standard when it comes to birth control. They're more effective than the pill and easier to use — mostly because you don't have to use them at all.

"Excruciatingly painful" — that's how PS producer Jordan Shalhoub describes their first attempt at getting an IUD. The insertion was so uncomfortable that ultimately it failed and Shalhoub left ...

The Mirena IUD is effective for five years, but Erin Jackson left hers in for six and a half. She was so scared of repeating the pain she felt when she had the contraceptive device inserted, she kept ...

As a jolt of pain shot through her body, Shona Spencer felt faint. A nurse started fanning her, as her doctor finished inserting her intrauterine device (IUD), a long acting form of birth control with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice — while a step in the right direction — doesn’t ...