I was kicking myself for the fact that I had to go back to the office instead of having planned to go straight home when I ...

ParaGard is the only brand currently manufacturing copper IUDs. They are plastic T-shaped devices about the size of a quarter. Unlike hormonal IUDs, ParaGard is wrapped with a coil of copper ...

Everything you knew about IUDs might be wrong. Doctors reveal the truth about this birth control method and why ...

Hormonal implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) are both safe and dependable methods of birth control. The copper IUD is good at preventing pregnancy, and is hormone-free. It is a good option ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the most effective and low-maintenance forms of birth control available, with a failure rate of less than 1% per year. They ...

At that time, I elected for the copper IUD, which is hormone-free and works by releasing copper ions, which apparently interfere with “sperm movement” and “egg fertilsation.” Um ...

Medically reviewed by Andrea L. Braden, MD When the ParaGard IUD was first introduced in the United States in 1988, the ...

IUDs come in two primary types: hormonal and copper. Hormonal IUDs, like Mirena and Skyla, release progestin, a hormone to prevent both sperm from reaching eggs and fertilized eggs from implanting.

Hormonal birth control, like a hormonal IUD, works by thickening your cervical mucus so it’s like cement and sperm can’t get into your uterus. A copper IUD stops sperm from reaching an egg ...