I’ve had IUDs inserted & laboured babies vaginally without any pain relief. I can tell you that IUD insertions are up there with childbirth. IUD insertion requires clamping of the cervix - an internal part of the body - with metal tongs. Welcome news👇 https://abcnews.go.com/wellness/story/new-guidelines-pain-management-options-gynecology-appointments/?id=121876989
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One reason I've never had one. Another is being old enough to remember the Dalkon Shield scandal.
“Waiting three minutes with a speculum in place is a long time,” she noted. “Do you stay there? Do you put the drape back on? You wouldn’t want to take the speculum out because it hurts putting a speculum back in.”
Then my dr wanted to do a biopsy of my uterus, maybe it was cervix, without anesthesia. I was appalled after she told me it would hurt & there's no pain meds. She said women just deal with it.
BS!