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 ...

When TikToker Bridget Goes took a video of herself getting her first IUD removed and her second one inserted in June, she didn’t expect the video to go viral, drawing nearly 900,000 views since. In ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Becoming pregnant with an IUD is rare but it can happen, such as when it's past its effective time limit.If you suspect you might be pregnant ...

Jeffrey Peipert's theory about how to prevent unplanned pregnancies isn't complicated. In 2007, Peipert, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Washington University in St. Louis, began a groundbreaking ...

Skyla and Mirena are hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) that contain progestin levonorgestrel. The main difference between Skyla and Mirena is their implant duration. Mirena can also help treat ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I recently got an IUD before having penetrative-vaginal sex for the first time and ...

Beauty vlogger Carly Humbert said the 2014 insertion of her IUD was the “worst pain [she] had ever experienced,” but that the pain she endured paled in comparison to what happened next. In a new video ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A woman's IUD that appeared to be "missing" from her uterus turned up in an unusual place: her ...