Countless patients have suffered through in-office gynecological procedures like IUD insertions or cervical biopsies, with nothing more than ibuprofen and white knuckles. Pain is complex and ...

People experience different amounts of pain during IUD insertion, but there are a number of pain-relief options available to ...

Many women say they aren't warned about the potential pain of IUD insertion. (Photo: Cavan Images via Getty Images) When Dani, 39, made an appointment to have an intrauterine device inserted, her ...

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 ...