A long lasting birth control option, IUDs can remain inside your body for anywhere between 3 and 10 years, depending on the type. But when time’s up, that sucker has to come out! Ditto goes if you ...

A viral TikTok video of a woman allegedly showing users a “do-it-yourself IUD removal” — claiming she removed her own intra-uterine device herself, at home — is prompting others who want to remove ...

In most cases you pull the strings and out it comes—but doctors say it's not always that simple. With the news that Britney Spears’s conservatorship team refused to allow her to get her IUD removed, ...

For many people, having an IUD removed is a quick procedure performed in a doctor’s office. But if the IUD has attached to your uterine wall, it may require a more involved removal. An IUD is a small, ...

You can schedule an IUD removal close to the IUD's expiration date and at any point in your cycle. The removal process involves a doctor inserting a speculum and pulling the IUD out by the strings.

An intrauterine device (IUD) should prevent pregnancy for 3 to 10 years, depending on the type you have. Once it expires, your doctor will need to take it out. You can have the IUD removed before the ...