Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD IUDs are more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.With hormonal IUDs, you ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Copper IUDs can cause painful cramps and heavy menstrual bleeding.They may cause ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are the third most common form of modern birth control used around the world. There are two types of IUDs — copper IUDs that do not release any hormones and hormonal IUDs ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, a new study sheds some light on the potential connection between hormonal IUDs and breast cancer. This year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) ...

A comprehensive analysis of birth control methods has unveiled important insights about the relationship between hormonal intrauterine devices and breast cancer risk, prompting medical professionals ...

Women everywhere are celebrating what’s considered a major step forward in feminine health care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued new guidelines for pain management ...

Women younger than 50 who used a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) had a significantly higher risk of breast cancer as compared with women who did not use hormonal contraceptives, a ...

A NEWBORN baby was pictured “victoriously” holding the contraceptive IUD (intrauterine device) that was supposed to prevent his mum from becoming pregnant just moments after birth. His ...

Hormonal intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have long been promoted as a reliable and convenient form of birth control. These small, T-shaped devices provide years of pregnancy prevention with minimal ...

A baby born in Brazil has gone viral after being photographed holding his mother’s IUD, the birth control device that failed ...

The nurse practitioner who inserted my IUD worked with the precision and speed of someone on a pit crew. Or, really—just someone working in the gynecology department of a student clinic at one of the ...