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

A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

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

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

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, ...

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

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.

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.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) declares an "urgent need" for clinicians to look into pain relief options for IUD insertion patients. ACOG reportedly did not issue ...