IUD insertions during the menstrual cycle can invite problems by placing a foreign body into the uterus at a time when the intrauterine environment contains bloody, necrotic material. Midcycle ...

From a pool of over 2 million women of reproductive age, users of most methods of hormonal contraception -- including ...

The uterus undergoes successive rounds of pregnancy associated tissue remodelling. Here they show that Blimp1/PRDM1 activity is required in the uterine stroma during both gestational and post ...

The symptoms of a displaced intrauterine device (IUD), or expulsion, include abdominal or pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. It typically happens if strong uterine contractions cause the device to ...

Certain contraceptives may carry a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, according to a large new ...

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

Though 99% effective as birth control, the small, T-shaped devices known as intrauterine devices (IUDs) can be expensive. IUD costs can run from hundreds to thousands of dollars without insurance.

Researchers found that maternal morbidity risks were higher among women who underwent in vitro fertilization or intrauterine ...

The Aiken County Coroner's and Sheriff's Offices are continuing with the investigation into the death of an intrauterine ...