OB-GYN Dr. Grace Ferguson said some patients are scheduling IUD insertions or stockpiling emergency contraception.

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring.

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But there was a 40% higher risk among women who used IUDs: about 14 additional diagnoses for every 10,000 women. The risk did not increase with duration of IUD use, the researchers said.

A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk may be causing unnecessary worry.

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Researchers studied nearly 80,000 women ages 15 to 49 for the findings. Women who use a hormone-releasing intrauterine device, or IUD, face around the same risk of breast cancer as women who take ...

Levonorgestrel intrauterine devices (IUDs) are associated with significantly more reports of acne, alopecia, and hirsutism compared with copper IUDs, with some differences between the available ...

In his clinical work he sometimes discusses contraception with patients, including IUDs, but he does not insert IUDs himself. He has no commercial relationship with any IUD manufacturer.

IUDs are commonly used contraceptive devices. They sit inside the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy. Older versions contain copper as their active ingredient. Newer “hormonal” IUDs slowly ...