The intrauterine device (IUD) is a small, T-shaped piece of plastic that you can have a health care provider put inside your uterus. The IUD makes it harder ...

Jan 26, 2015 ... The rates of IUD expulsion fall somewhere between .05% and 8%. There are a few different factors that can affect the possibility of expulsion.

Mar 3, 2014 ... Bedsider has a super fun interactive guide to narrowing down your method—this will help you figure out if an IUD is right for you ...

Feb 9, 2017 ... There are currently four brands of hormonal IUDs—Mirena, Skyla, Liletta, and Kyleena—and one brand of non-hormonal IUD, Paragard ...

Sep 13, 2012 ... The data are totally conclusive: overall, women using an IUD have no increased risk of pelvic infection or infertility compared with women who ...

Aug 12, 2022 ... There are currently five IUDs available in the US—one copper IUD (Paragard) and four levonorgestrel (LNG) IUDs (Liletta, Mirena, Kyleena, and ...

Apr 17, 2013 ... We now know that women using modern IUDs are no more likely to get an STI or PID than women using other types of birth control.

IUD expulsion, where your IUD comes part of the way or all the way out of your uterus, happens in 2 to 10% of people with an IUD (that's 2 to 10 out of ...

Apr 20, 2021 ... A growing body of research shows that people have a low risk of pregnancy (<1%) when starting a copper or LNG 52mg IUD after unprotected vaginal ...

Dec 8, 2015 ... It took two doctors five tries to place my IUD — And I'd do it all again ... The pain and frustration were intense, but having an IUD more than ...