TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver ...

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which decades of research has shown to be safe and effective.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended new pain management strategies for the placement of intrauterine devices, following years of complaints from women who rely on them for ...

Social media users advising women to get IUDs before Trump takes office. — -- Online searches for long-acting birth control devices spiked significantly in the hours after the presidential ...

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are small contraceptive devices implanted in the uterus. They can be hormonal or nonhormonal, and they're one of the most effective options for female birth control ...

Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

Michele Von Hatten is willing to endure a day of pain twice a decade for reliable birth control. Von Hatten uses an intrauterine device, or IUD, among the most effective reversible forms of birth ...

(CNN) — Gynecology nurse practitioner Stephanie Edwards-Latchu has performed over 450 intrauterine device insertions. Some women will barely notice when the device is placed, she said, but others ...

Colleen Renee Lis has heard people say: "Go out and buy every female member of your family Plan B for Christmas this year.” “That might truly be what I do," she said. Plan B, the morning-after pill ...

Genevieve Hofmann is a nurse who helped coauthor new guidelines for better pain management when getting an IUD. (Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela; photo: Genevieve Hofmann/University of Colorado ...