It’s typical to have continued cramping that comes and goes over the next few days as your uterus adjusts to the IUD. For most people, cramping will continue to improve over the first week and ...

The copper IUD is a long lasting, nonhormonal birth control placed into the uterus by a doctor, explains Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board certified in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine ...

8, 2016. The idea that my uterus would calmly surf the waves of political unrest for at least another 12 years was appealing. At that time, I elected for the copper IUD, which is hormone-free and ...

Intrauterine devices. Reproductive Health Access Project. IUD information. Hubacher D. Intrauterine devices & infection: review of the literature. Indian J Med Res. 2014;140 Suppl(Suppl 1):S53-S57.

Progestin helps prevent pregnancy by thickening cervical mucus, thinning the uterine lining, and inhibiting sperm movement. In some cases, hormonal IUDs can also help reduce heavy menstrual bleeding ...

The IUD (intrauterine device) is a T-shaped, reversible contraceptive device made of copper that gained popularity in the 1980s. To this day, it remains one of the most reliable methods of birth ...

The gynaeocologist she was referred to said her scans did not find any problems and recommended she try a hormonal IUD – a T-shaped ... affecting the uterus – but it is clear the hormones ...

If your uterus is perforated, your urinary bladder can be perforated, too. This can also cause peritonitis (an inflamed, infected lining of the abdomen) with all of its pain, dangers and necessary ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a gynecologist surgeon negligent for failing to detect and repair a bowel perforation during a 2015 laparoscopic surgery, resulting in life-threatening ...

During surgery, the depth of separation can be measured in relation to the tip length of scissors, forceps, and other instruments used to manipulate the uterine cavity to avoid perforation due to ...

An IUD works solely by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. The bottom line: While an IUD doesn’t prevent ectopic pregnancies, it does not cause them either. IUDs do not ...