#iud

[ follow ]
#reproductive-health #contraception #birth-control #pain-management #vasectomy #partner-communication
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

I Thought Once Women Hit a Certain Age, They Didn't Have to Worry About This in Bed. I Was Very Wrong.

But when our second child was born nine years ago, we weren't 100 percent sure we were done, so I got another IUD. We decided pretty quickly that two kids were enough, but we also decided there was no point in a vasectomy, because I already had a reliable form of birth control that would last until I was 47.
Relationships
#birth-control
more#birth-control
Medicine
fromSlate Magazine
6 months ago

There's a Secret to a Nearly Painless IUD. Republicans Can't Stand It.

Clinicians certified in complex family planning are far more likely to use paracervical lidocaine during IUD insertion, reducing patient pain.
[ Load more ]