Anderson, 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, asked her doctor how much it might cost. At the time, she was working in a U.S.

Hormonal coils, which release low levels of hormones into the body, are one of two types of contraceptive intrauterine device ...

One of the most effective, if sometimes misunderstood, options for contraception is an intrauterine device (IUD). An IUD is a small device, made of flexible plastic in the shape of a T ...

Should your IUD hurt? How can it affect your sex life? Stylist asks two healthcare experts the most important questions about the coil. “Having a coil fitted should not be traumatic or very ...

The ACA requires most insurance plans to cover preventive care, including many forms of contraception, without cost to ...

The symptoms of a displaced intrauterine device (IUD), or expulsion, include abdominal or pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. It typically happens if strong uterine contractions cause the device to ...

A Kenyan woman had her IUD disappear only to be discovered embedded far into the Fallopian tube (Shutterstock) Promoters of the coil, also known as the IUD contraceptive, will normally say reports ...

Some discomfort or pain may occur with an IUD insertion. However, the insertion process is usually quick, taking less than 30 seconds. Some older research suggests that more than 70% of people who ...

If you're thinking about getting an IUD, you're probably wondering about the cost of an IUD. Though 99% effective as birth control, the small, T-shaped devices known as intrauterine devices (IUDs ...

A campaigner who led calls for better pain relief during coil fitting is delighted doctors ... her painful experience of having an intrauterine device (IUD) fitted. And after many others were ...