Some discomfort or pain may occur with an IUD insertion. However, the insertion process is usually quick, taking less than 30 seconds. Some older research suggests that more than 70% of people who ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an electrochemical reaction manifold that promotes ...

Velamentous cord insertion affects the baby's connection to the placenta, which develops when you are pregnant. The placenta is a unique organ that contains tissue from both the baby and the mother.

As a jolt of pain shot through her body, Shona Spencer felt faint. A nurse started fanning her, as her doctor finished inserting her intrauterine device (IUD), a long acting form of birth control with ...

When it comes to contraception, intrauterine devices (IUDs) have so much going for them. They have some of the highest efficacy rates compared to other forms of birth control, they can last up to 10 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice — while a step in the right direction — doesn’t ...

Our knowledge of gene function has increasingly lagged behind gene discovery, hindering our understanding of the genetic basis of microbial phenotypes. Recently, however, massively parallel sequencing ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated recommendations for doctors offering birth control to their patients, including a new plea for doctors to give women more options of ...

Deborah Bateson has attended advisory committees for Bayer and provided professional training for clinicians which have been sponsored by Bayer as part of her role as Medical Director of Family ...