The prevailing explanation for the U.S.’s limited number of IUDs is the Dalkon Shield. In the early 1970s, before the FDA regulated medical devices, this plastic, beetle-shaped IUD caused ...

Hormonal IUD’s found more effective than tubal ligations at preventing pregnancy, birth control, researchers say, but they also caused fewer side effects.

Women are increasingly turning to the intrauterine device, or IUD, as a form of contraception, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today.Yet it’s ...