If you suspect your IUD has shifted or fallen out, experts recommend seeing your health care provider for an exam. (Photo: Getty Images) I was 27 years old when I decided on using an intrauterine ...

Whew. Now, you don't have to think about it until the IUD has to be replaced (like three to 12 years from now, depending on the type)...right? Yes, IUDs are super low-maintenance and long-lasting ...

Ami Claxton’s birth control method - an intrauterine device - expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...

You can schedule an IUD removal close to the IUD's expiration date and at any point in your cycle. The removal process involves a doctor inserting a speculum and pulling the IUD out by the strings.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you’re on birth control, you expect that it’ll do what it’s designed to: prevent pregnancy. But no ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A TikToker said she accidentally pulled her IUD out after it got stuck on her menstrual cup. The user, @salmoncomplex, said she was trying to take ...

A viral TikTok video of a woman allegedly showing users a “do-it-yourself IUD removal” — claiming she removed her own intra-uterine device herself, at home — is prompting others who want to remove ...

When you use a form of birth control, you expect that it will do what it’s designed to do—that is prevent pregnancy. But no form of birth control is 100 percent effective, even the incredibly reliable ...

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are a popular form of long-acting reversible contraception. More specifically, it's a small (often t-shaped) device that's inserted into a uterus to help prevent ...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. For effective, long-lasting birth control, it’s hard to beat an IUD, ...