UPDATE: This story was updated to include information from UNC Media Relations received after the time of publication. Following Election Day, some community members are feeling pressure to access ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women everywhere are celebrating what’s considered a major step forward in feminine health care. The Centers for Disease Control ...

IUDs are more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. With hormonal IUDs, you may have side effects like mood changes, ...

I’m still glad I got one—but why was I expected to raw-dog the insertion with a couple of Advil and vibes?

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a popular form of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), offering effective and low-maintenance birth control for women. According to the Centers for Disease ...

Ami Claxton’s birth control method - an intrauterine device - expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...

For some women, being fitted with a copper coil is not merely a moment of mild discomfort but an experience of agony, trauma ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring. “I figured it ...

An intrauterine device, better known as an IUD, is a form of birth control that is inserted into the uterus, where it sits above the cervix. There are two forms of this contraception: hormonal and ...

For more than 100 years, women have had small gadgets placed in their uteruses to prevent pregnancies. Today, intrauterine devices (IUDs) not only provide excellent “set it and forget it” reversible ...

Although someone can get pelvic inflammatory disease from using an intrauterine device (IUD), the risk is very low. The incidence is less than 1%. The above information comes from a 2018 study. Pelvic ...

Happy Thursday! This week we’re writing about yoga’s brain effects, IUD pain and autoimmune disease. Plus we’ve got our weekly “joy” snack. But before that … Reporter Lindsey Bever has been hearing ...