Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors’ promises of “just a pinch.”


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-21 13:04:19">August 21, 2024 at 1:04 p.m.</time>

Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors’ promises of “just a pinch.”{ai:summary}<p>Federal officials now admit that the discomfort of getting an IUD can exceed doctors’ reassurances of a mere "pinch." The truth can be a sharper sting than the needle itself, leaving many women cringing under the weight of expectations. </p><p>#health</p>

It’s not just IUDs. Gynecologists and patients are focused on making procedures less painful

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