IUD Insertion Can Be Excruciating. Why Aren't Patients Given Help?

There are plenty of pain relief options available for the procedure, yet so many who opt for the birth control devices still say their pain is being dismissed.

When Dani, 39, made an appointment to have an intrauterine device inserted, her gynecologist — whom she trusts and had seen for years — said it would be no big deal.

“He made it sound like you just lay down and he pops it in, no pain medicine needed,” said Dani, who asked to use only her first name while discussing her method of birth control.