Patient safety and awareness are fundamental to quality healthcare. Every year, thousands of patients face complications due ...

Though arterial thrombotic risk was higher with hormonal contraception use, the absolute excess risks were low.

If you think your IUD has started to come out, you can’t feel the strings or they feel shorter or longer than normal, call your provider. If you have intense pain and bleeding, seek immediate medical ...

The hormone-releasing IUDs contain levonorgestrel (a type of progestin hormone) and are available in the United States under these four brand names: If you are interested in using an IUD for ...

An intrauterine device (IUD) is a T-shaped device that an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) places in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. It is possible to become pregnant with an IUD, but it is rare.

Sebela Women's Health Inc., a part of Sebela Pharmaceuticals, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

You can’t get an IUD while you are pregnant. Having an IUD during this time can cause serious risks to both you and the pregnancy, including: Getting a hormonal IUD inserted during your period ...

Love hurts — but usually not this much. A Brazillian influencer was left in agony after her intrauterine device (IUD) got lodged inside her during a hanky-panky session gone awry. “That was ...

But then Mika softly interrupted my self-loathing with a suggestion: “Or you could get the non-hormonal copper IUD as emergency contraception. And then take it out when you get your next period ...

The copper IUD is the most effective of the non-hormonal birth control options. Once you have it inserted, it can last for up to 12 years before you need it replaced. Like all birth control methods, ...