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

IUD insertion requires the placement of a speculum, which sort of holds open the vagina in a way that's not normal. So having a speculum in the vagina is not really comfortable.

The actual IUD insertion should only take about a minute or two, but your appointment from start to finish could take a half-hour or so. Here's what to expect.

Why IUD insertions are painful for many patients and what can be done better Mar 23, 2025 5:35 PM EDT By — Ali Rogin By — Veronica Vela By — Zoie Lambert ...

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 ...

It’s not just the tenaculum that is ancient history—speculums haven’t had a major update since 1878, and IUDs haven't changed shape since the 1960s, when the first breast implants were created.

If you’ve had an IUD inserted, we salute you. Having a coil put in is truly one of the most brutal things a person with a vagina can go through and having it taken out is no walk in the park ...

In April, it announced that the FDA-cleared device would first be rolled out in Aspivix's home country, Switzerland, in partnership with the leading global IUD manufacturer, Bayer.

That device is the tenaculum, a tool with two hooked ends that holds the cervix in place as the uterus is measured and the IUD is placed.

I am a 39-year-old mother of a one-year-old and have used a copper IUD as my primary form of birth control since I was 19—I’m on my third. I have always been surprised that I don’t know more ...