New guidelines emphasize the need to offer patients a range of pain management options for gynecological procedures. New ...

So far, results from a very small patient sample haven’t shown statistically significant differences in pain during IUD placement with the Carevix versus the tenaculum, but larger studies will ...

So far, results from a very small patient sample haven’t shown statistically significant differences in pain during IUD ...

CDC's new IUD pain management guidelines are a step forward, ... Tenaculum forceps are used to hold and stabilize the cervix during various gynecological procedures.

The Carevix, used for IUD insertions, ... It’s not just the tenaculum that is ancient history—speculums haven’t had a major update since 1878, ...

Tenaculum forceps used to grasp and stabilize the cervix in order to implant the intrauterine device Sayali Pashte/iStockphoto/Getty Images The procedure to insert an IUD takes about 15 minutes or ...

The tenaculum (gynecological forceps that are used to stabilize the cervix during IUD insertion by pinching the tissue) has scarcely been updated since the Civil War era, she says. It has sharp ...

And then there's an instrument we place onto the cervix for insertion of the IUD called a tenaculum. And placement of that instrument can also be painful.

In August, the CDC released updated recommendations that encourage doctors to offer patients lidocaine and pain management tools during IUD insertions. But, Tatman believes there is still a long ...

Tenaculum forceps used to grasp and stabilize the cervix in order to implant the intrauterine device Sayali Pashte/iStockphoto/Getty Images The procedure to insert an IUD takes about 15 minutes or ...