To continue our ongoing series of gynecological topics, I have decided to write about intrauterine devices (IUDs) as a form of birth control. Even though I learned about IUDs through many outlets (sex ...

No one knows this better than Vanessa Marrero, a Spring Hill mother of three, who decided her pregnancy days were over, or so she thought. "I was done," Vanessa told us. "I wanted to focus on my other ...

The Mirena IUD is effective for five years, but Erin Jackson left hers in for six and a half. She was so scared of repeating the pain she felt when she had the contraceptive device inserted, she kept ...

IUDs are gaining popularity at a rapid speed: in fact, between 2006 and 2013, the number of IUD users increased by 83 percent, and implant use tripled. Doctors and everyday women alike are happy to ...

In a taupe-walled exam room at the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco, lead clinician Lisa Mihaly plucks a small laminated card from a cabinet. Tethered to the card are three T-shaped IUDs, or ...

There's any number of reasons why I might be feeling off right now: stressed about a deadline. Somebody hurt my feelings. The chemical imbalance in my brain. All of the above?! Or maybe it's PMS. As a ...

Here at ELLE.com we are big fans of the IUD, a small, T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus, and is one of the most effective forms of birth control out there. Since it's a one-time ...

Lucy Hellein became pregnant even though she had an IUD A woman is calling her newborn son her “Mirena baby” after she got pregnant despite having an IUD. Lucy Hellein gave birth to her son, Dexter, ...