How common is pregnancy when you have an IUD? Experts weigh in. (Getty Images) An IUD, short for "intrauterine device," is one of the most effective forms of long-term birth control on the market.

Hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a type of birth control method to prevent pregnancy. They can work for up to 7 years, depending on the brand that doctors recommend. Some people may also find ...

After 13 years of living under a conservatorship, pop star Britney Spears finally spoke in court Wednesday and made it clear that she wished for her legal guardianship to end. Among other explosive ...

When recent TikTok threads about surprising and extreme intrauterine device (IUD) insertion pain popped up in my social media channels, I had a visceral reaction. My uterus basically shouted: me too!

Emergency contraceptive sales spiked in late June after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. Some large ...

The modern IUD hit the market approximately 60 years ago. On Tuesday—for the first time ever—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to address IUD insertion pain. Updating their selected ...

If you've ever wondered, can exercise dislodge an IUD, a gynecologist is here to separate the real risks from the myths. Getting an intrauterine device—or IUD—is becoming an ever-more popular birth ...

When TikToker Bridget Goes took a video of herself getting her first IUD removed and her second one inserted in June, she didn’t expect the video to go viral, drawing nearly 900,000 views since. In ...

As vasectomy interest piques, a new contraceptive for men is showing promising results in early trials. Billed as an “IUD for men,” ADAM, a first-of-its-kind water-soluble hydrogel, was found to ...

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 ...