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A large new study dispels long-standing fears that using an intrauterine device (IUD) will lead to pelvic inflammatory disease. It found the risk of getting PID after IUD insertion was extremely low, with or without testing for sexually transmitted infections beforehand. More
Just as Southerners sometimes say “Coke” to mean any sort of soda, you often hear the term “birth control” used to refer explicitly to the pill. Hormonal, oral contraceptives are entrenched as the go-to way to prevent pregnancy in the United States, and not without some good reasons. But long-lasting birth control methods, like IUDs and skin implants could be a better option for many women. Not only can they cut back on certain pill-related side effects, but a large new study finds women are much less likely to get pregnant using one of these instead of the birth control pill, patch or vaginal ring. More
Voters in Mississippi and six other states will vote on ‘Personhood’ Amendments next month, and their decisions will make huge statements not only for abortion rights in those states, but also women’s health and access to birth control. If passed, the constitutional amendments would mean that a fertilized egg is considered a legal person, meaning that abortion (for any reason) would be illegal, along with any birth control that works by blocking a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. Which includes my IUD–something I’ve relied on for years as a responsible way to prevent harder decisions about an unplanned pregnancy. More
Intrauterine devices—the small hormonal or copper devices inserted into a woman’s uterus to prevent pregnancy—could also help prevent cervical cancer, says an international team of researchers publishing in The Lancet. The researchers analyzed 26 studies, which included data on nearly … More
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has officially endorsed intrauterine devices (IUDs) as contraceptives for healthy women and teens (regardless of whether they’ve given birth before). In honor of that, we want to get a little more informed about this lesser-known form of birth control, so we’ll be posting about IUDs and contraception options all week here at Blisstree. Today, I talk to Sarah, a photographer/designer who’s been using a copper IUD for a year now after being on the pill for seven years.
1. Why did you decide to try the IUD as a contraception method?
I was on the pill for seven years and had tried quite a few different low-dose varieties. I hated the thought of putting extra hormones in my body, and also never “felt like myself” while taking it. When I went off the pill, my mood balanced almost immediately. It was a huge relief. I decided to try the copper IUD because it offered the same effectiveness as the pill but without hormones. I’ve had it for about a year now. More
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has officially endorsed intrauterine devices (IUDs) as contraceptives for healthy women and teens (regardless of if they’ve given birth before). In honor of that, we want to get a little more informed about this lesser-known form of birth control, so we’ll be posting about IUDs and contraception options all week here at Blisstree. Today, I talk with Manhattan-based doctor Margaret Kearns-Stanley about IUD insertion, side effects, hormones and more. More
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has officially endorsed intrauterine devices (IUDs) as contraceptives for healthy women and teens (regardless of if they’ve given birth before or not). In honor of that, we want to get a little more informed about the lesser-known form of birth control, so we’ll be posting about IUDs and contraception options all week here at Blisstree. Today, I talk with Valerie Whitney, a musician and blogger living in Brooklyn, New York, who has used both the hormonal (the Mirena) and copper (the ParaGard) IUDs. More
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has officially endorsed intrauterine devices (IUDs) as contraceptives for healthy women and teens.
For many years, IUDs have remained only marginally popular among women in the U.S., in part because the IUD—which is just a plastic device laced with copper or hormones—was thought to increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to infertility. The old recommendations, last updated in 2005, only endorsed IUDs for women who had already given birth and were at a low risk for sexually transmitted diseases. More
So you thought you lived in a liberal society, where doctors understood (supported, even!) a woman’s right to choose NOT to do the whole parent thing. But growing numbers of women and couples who want to keep a modest family size of two are having trouble finding support from their doctors. More and more women are seeking out ways to make their bodies catch up to their decisions, without the troubles of daily pills and hormones. But many doctors flat-out refuse to sterilize women of childbearing age who haven’t yet had children, and the reasons don’t have anything to do with physical health. Should doctors deny us our right to choose not to have kids, forevermore? We talked to a few friends with M.D.s to find out why so many doctors won’t do the deed. More
