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IUD insertion is painful. For the first time, the CDC issued guidance for physicians. (19thnews.org)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago

The last time I got an iud inserted I specifically asked for better pain relief, as I’d previously had one inserted and it hurt like hell.

The woman told me “you don’t need that, it doesn’t hurt that bad”.

I was like look, I very recently had my uterus inflated with saline to check it over, and I vividly remember how much that hurt (it was horrific, 0/5 stars, do not recommend) so yeah I do want pain relief.. whether you think I should need it or not.

She told me to take Tylenol or ibuprofen. Like thanks, super helpful.. I didn’t have options for other gynos, so I sucked it up.

I’m really glad this is being taken more seriously because holy shit are doctors out of fucking touch.