How common is pregnancy when you have an IUD? Experts weigh in. (Getty Images) An IUD, short for "intrauterine device," is one of the most effective forms of long-term birth control on the market.

Dear Doctor: I'm too old (almost 30) for the HPV vaccination that can reduce my risk of cervical cancer. But I read that an IUD could do the same thing. Should I think about getting one, even though I ...

When you use a form of birth control, you expect that it will do what it’s designed to do—that is prevent pregnancy. But no form of birth control is 100 percent effective, even the incredibly reliable ...

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 ...

Women who reported using an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception had almost half the risk of developing cervical cancer compared to those who had not, data from a large epidemiological study ...

"Excruciatingly painful" — that's how PS producer Jordan Shalhoub describes their first attempt at getting an IUD. The insertion was so uncomfortable that ultimately it failed and Shalhoub left ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice — while a step in the right direction — doesn’t ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we'll discuss new CDC guidelines for IUD pain management. That's the intrauterine device , the third most common birth control in the US ...