IUD Insertion Can Be Excruciating. Why Aren't Patients Given Help?

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There are plenty of pain relief options available for the procedure, yet so many who opt for the birth control devices still say their pain is being dismissed.

, for example, that people who anticipate a lot of pain during their procedure are more likely to report that it is painful.

That was the case for Jamie Driscoll, 26, who had an IUD inserted in 2016 and was told it would be a “quick” and easy procedure. What is unsettling about these stories is that there are pain relief options available, and health care providers like Baldwin encourage patients who are concerned about pain during the procedure to ask about their options.

“I think that patients should be proactive in asking if the clinic can offer those services. I also think we should probably have some kind of clinic designation for higher-level clinics for referrals for more challenging cases,” she said. In an ideal world, patients would be presented with their pain-relief options without needing to ask.

Afterward, “I sat in the car with him and just cried,” she said. She was bedridden for a week. Later, she wondered for some time if she was simply overly sensitive. Finding stories like hers online at least validated that she was not being dramatic or weak, Martinez said. The next day, she had an appointment to have it removed. “I was like, ‘Get this thing out of my body. I don’t want it in me,’” Kim said.

 

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A) it’s elective B) It’s not that bad C) This feels like a non story being forced by someone

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