She adds that because copper IUDs are nonhormonal, they pose no risk to your bone and ligament health. “Complications with the copper IUD are rare but possible,” said Alyssa Dweck, MD ...

Ahead of the government's response this week to a Senate inquiry into access to reproductive health care in Australia, the ...

Anderson, 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, asked her doctor how much it might cost. At the time, she was working in a U.S.

While both hormonal and copper IUDs are highly effective ... Certain medical conditions or circumstances can increase the risk of complications or IUD failure. You may need to consider alternative ...

Hormonal birth control, like a hormonal IUD, works by thickening your cervical mucus so it’s like cement and sperm can’t get into your uterus. A copper IUD stops sperm from reaching an egg ...

To understand the risk of pelvic infection with an IUD, one must first understand how clinical infection occurs. The bacterial milieu of the vagina sits in a steady-state equilibrium in women who ...

The symptoms of a displaced intrauterine device (IUD), or expulsion, include abdominal or pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. It typically happens if strong uterine contractions cause the device to ...