You can schedule an IUD removal close to the IUD's expiration date and at any point in your cycle. The removal process involves a doctor inserting a speculum and pulling the IUD out by the strings.

When Carli removed her own intrauterine device while sitting in a warm bath, she was elated. IUD in hand, “I threw on a towel and ran to my partner,” she told me. “I was just like, ‘Holy crap, I did ...

Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) are a highly effective form of long-term contraception. It is primarily designed for and used by women. While a lot of women have questions about IUD insertion, not much is ...

Removal of an IUD is usually easier and less painful than insertion. An IUD can be removed at any time, but it might be ...

Ami Claxton’s birth control method — an intrauterine device — expired 14 years ago. But she has been too scared to have it removed because of the excruciating pain she experienced the last time she ...