New guidelines emphasize the need to offer patients a range of pain management options for gynecological procedures. New ...

Nearly 4.5 million people in the U.S. use an intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control. They're very effective at preventing pregnancy — only 1 out of every 100 people with an IUD will get ...

If this happens, and the IUD moves partially out of the cervix or into the vagina, a person could experience some bleeding after sex. Displacement also usually causes cramping and discomfort.

If someone's cervix is tightly closed, having the IUD inserter go through will be more painful. And, when the IUD is deployed (opened into the uterus), it can touch the top of the uterus and cause ...

Non-Hormonal IUD and Other Non-Hormonal Birth Control Options Written by Kate Rope , Alicia Racelis, PhD Medically Reviewed by Zilpah Sheikh, MD on April 19, 2025 ...

The worst pain occurs "the moment the IUD passes through the cervical canal into the uterus," Dr. Hack says, adding that patients describe this as a sharp pain or cramp that can last for a few ...

American women have had an IUD (a tiny T-shaped contraceptive device) inserted into their uterus. Many of them likely walked ...

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 ...

Cramping — much like during your period — is your body’s natural reaction to your cervix opening during IUD insertion or removal. How mild or severe it is will vary from person to person.

CDC guidelines for IUD insertion recently saw the addition of a new recommendation encouraging doctors to counsel patients on pain management beforehand. The updated guidelines also expand options ...

The CDC’s new IUD guidance is progress for female pain ... Then, using a separate instrument, the physician pushes past the opening of the cervix and measures the length of the uterine cavity.

The IUD is then pushed through the cervix and into the uterus. Horwitz says this last part of the process can be particularly painful—especially for women who have not given birth vaginally.