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

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 ...

Women’s pain has long been discounted by medical professionals. In fact, research shows that doctors take women’s pain less seriously when compared to men. This will be no surprise, of course ...

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

While clinicians may be paying more attention to women's pain, it's still uncommon to give patients pain or anxiety drugs ...

Timing. An IUD can be safely inserted at any time during the menstrual cycle. Traditionally, clinicians have been taught to insert an IUD during menses because the patient was very unlikely to be ...

Many people experience cramping for a few hours to a few days after insertion. “Inserting an IUD requires opening the cervix, and some cramping is a common reaction to that,” said Gersh.

In other words, it is age—not the IUD—that is the problem. Insertion doesn’t have to be painful. For most women, placement of an IUD in the cavity of the uterus takes only a few minutes.

Newly resurfaced allegations that Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly raped a woman with a TV remote — and tried to insert an IUD into her — will be featured in an upcoming documentary about the ...