Drugwatch

After Breast Cancer, Scientist Wants Women to Know Mirena’s Risks

Paula Szum shares her breast cancer journey and explains why she wants warnings about Mirena’s possible risks for women ...

'I've been waiting seven months to have my expired coil removed - the system is broken'

Laura, 51, from Newton Mearns uses the Mirena coil for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), helping with perimenopausal and ...
Times Online

Botany Junction Medical providing long-acting contraception

Are you considering a long-term birth control option that fits your lifestyle? Botany Junction Medical has a dedicated ...
Medscape

IUD Insertion: New Studies Highlight Ways to Ease Pain

New evidence highlights patient demand for sedation and supports local anesthetic use, prompting renewed attention to how pain is managed during IUD insertion.
Medical Xpress

Women experience less pain during IUD insertion using a new method

A simple method involving local anesthesia in the uterus can reduce pain during IUD insertion, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal JAMA. The method also ...
Everyday Health

Local Anesthesia Can Relieve IUD Insertion Pain

A simple new procedure using a lidocaine-like drug helped women experience less IUD placement pain, a new Swedish study shows. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a common type of birth control, but many ...
MedPage Today

Trial Supports New Method for Easing IUD Insertion Pain

In recent years, patients have increasingly reported pain during insertion of intrauterine devices (IUDs). A placebo-controlled trial showed that intrauterine instillation of the anesthetic ...
U.S. News & World Report

New Anesthetic Method Might Better Manage Pain Of IUD Insertion

New Anesthetic Method Might Better Manage Pain Of IUD Insertion By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A bit of carefully placed local anesthesia can ...
Yahoo Finance

Organon Says Application to Extend Miudella IUD Use to Six Years Accepted by FDA for Review

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Yahoo Finance

Organon Announces US FDA Has Accepted for Review a Supplemental New Drug Application for MIUDELLA®, a Hormone-Free Intrauterine Device

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nytimes.com

U.S. Women Seeking Hormone-Free IUDs Come Up Short

More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States. By Annie Burns-Pieper When Blis Savidge wanted to change birth control ...
Mother Jones

Trump’s FDA Pick Refuses to Say IUDs Don’t Cause Abortions

This article has been republished from Autonomy News, a worker-owned publication covering reproductive rights and justice. Follow Autonomy News on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and LinkedIn. Dr ...