An experiential, didactic, and skills-focused workshop for nurse practitioner students can improve their knowledge and comfort with the management of intrauterine devices in primary care.

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 ...

More than 65% of women in the U.S. between the ages of 15 and 49 used some form of contraception between 2017 and 2019, according to the most recent National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) analysis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated recommendations earlier this week for physicians about how to counsel patients on pain management before placing an intrauterine ...

Many women today are opting for intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants to prevent unwanted pregnancies. This "fix it and forget it" method of birth control is not only easy to use, it's also highly ...

As lawmakers across the United States attempt to ban or limit contraception options, medical experts are hoping to clear up misinformation. More than 65% of women in the U.S. between the ages of 15 ...

Six years ago, Karen Clayton, a manager at a hospital in Chicago, thought about getting an IUD. She had had bad reactions to hormonal birth control in the past and had decided to stop using it, but ...

The Society for Family Health (SFH), working in partnership with the Oyo State Ministry of Health and partners, has presented key findings from the Research on the Scaling-up of the Hormonal ...

Corewell Health is offering nitrous oxide for IUD insertions, giving West Michigan patients more options to manage pain and ...