Women should be offered pain management before an intrauterine device placement and get counseling on different options for ...

As with any new medical guidance, though, it may take some time for this kind of care to be incorporated into standard ...

Doctors are being called to offer pain relief options to patients undergoing an intrauterine device (IUD) insertion procedure ...

Recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists outline a range of pain management options for ...

The key in the new guidance, according to ACOG, is that physicians need to counsel patients on their pain management options, ...

A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing ...

Jasmin McKee used to delay her annual pap smear, which can detect abnormal cells that may become cancerous, because the test ...

Before the intrauterine device (IUD) insertion process begins, you might be a little nervous. However, the procedure lasts only a few minutes, and your physician can answer any questions you may have.

New guidelines validate IUD pain and signal a shift in how women's pain is treated. Here's what this means for patients, ...

The new guidelines seek to prevent problems like the ones experienced by Melissa Stewart, a Memphis-based attorney whose doctor didn't warn them that IUD insertion might hurt, as NPR has reported.