How to Use IUD in a Sentence

IUD

abbreviation or noun

• But the thing that really stuck, the detail that is all over my timeline, was the IUD.
  — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 24 June 2021
• If your partner does feel something painful or hard, that could be a sign that the IUD is falling out.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Much of the change was attributed to wider knowledge of long-lasting birth control, like the IUD.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
• At the hearing, Spears detailed that she was being forced to have an IUD to prevent her from having more children.
  — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• But there aren’t many options for people like Marissa, and the ones that do exist — condoms, diaphragms, the copper IUD — have their own drawbacks.
  — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2023
• Are there any downsides to acupuncture before IUD insertion?
  — Mara Santilli, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
• More than 10% of them used an intrauterine device (IUD) or other kind of longterm contraceptive implant.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Hormonal birth control, like an intrauterine device (IUD) or the pill, overrides the brain's signal to release the hormones that trigger a period.
  — Kasandra Brabaw, Health, 19 June 2024
• These methods include condoms, birth control pills, injections, an implant, or an IUD.
  — Christina Oehler, Health, 15 Feb. 2024
• Notes by his colleagues show that caregivers had not tried a hormonal intrauterine device, or IUD, which can shorten periods.
  — Sarah Hurtes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Reminder that getting an IUD not only protects you from anti-choice fascists but also has the potential to improve your entire existence as a woman.
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• If your practitioner doesn’t mention pain management during your IUD consultation, be sure to ask what your options are.
  — Karen Robock, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2022
• Birth control If your fibroids are causing heavy bleeding, a progesterone-releasing IUD can help stem the symptoms by curbing menstrual bleeding.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023
• Hormonal medications such as progestins (sometimes in the form of an IUD) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists may lessen symptoms of polyps and shrink uterine fibroids.
  — Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
• Gallen, the economist whose experiment looked at women with IUD failure, told me researchers have much to learn about children’s life outcomes, including life satisfaction overall.
  — Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 9 July 2024
• The risk is further increased for those who've had endometriosis, tubal ligations, pelvic infections, and prior pelvic, abdominal, or fallopian tube surgeries, as well as those who had an intrauterine device (IUD) in place at the time of conception.
  — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 6 Sep. 2023
• The disconnect between patients’ experiences and doctors’ communication about IUD insertion is a problem.
  — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024