For physicians specifically trained in routine IUD placement, the 2023 survey found 15.7% still routinely used misoprostol in women who have not given birth before. Among the rest of doctors ...

Catherine Stratis is a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Lauren Kus, MD, is an ...

The health agency recommended that misoprostol not be used for routine use in IUD insertions. According to the agency, evidence suggests that the medication does not reduce patient pain nor ...

Even misoprostol, which the CDC now says not to use for routine insertions, “might be useful in selected circumstances (e.g., in patients with a recent failed placement),” it writes.

The CDC only recommends misoprostol for specific circumstances, including for patients who previously had a failed IUD placement. Having a sonographer available to guide the placement of an IUD ...

The new guidance also states that misoprostol, a medication that helps soften the cervix, is not recommended for routine IUD insertions but may be useful in certain circumstances such as in cases ...

Updated CDC recommendations state lidocaine for IUD insertion “might be useful” for reducing patient pain. The guidance now states misoprostol is not recommended for routine use for IUD placement.

However, misoprostol was not recommended for routine use for IUD placement — though it might be useful in certain circumstances, such as after a recent failed placement.

The IUD is then pushed through the cervix and into the uterus. ... , taking misoprostol to open the cervix, or performing the procedure under anesthesia, such as a cervical block, ...

For physicians specifically trained in routine IUD placement, the 2023 survey found 15.7% still routinely used misoprostol in women who have not given birth before. Among the rest of doctors ...

CDC does not suggest misoprostol for IUD placement. The health agency recommended that misoprostol not be used for routine use in IUD insertions. According to the agency, ...