How to Use IUD in a Sentence

IUD

abbreviation or noun

• People with IUDs are protected for 3 to 12 years, depending on the IUD type.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
• Many women even took to the comments section to share their own pregnancy revelations despite having an IUD, leading to more than 6,400 comments on the post so far.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• Clinical studies found the suction technology reduced pain during IUD insertions by more than 70% and bleeding by over 80%.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
• As women increasingly turn to intrauterine devices (IUD) as a means of long-term contraception, Carevix may bring relief to many who say the insertion process of these devices was the worst pain of their lives.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
• These can include aromatase inhibitors to suppress estrogen production, or progestins, which can be taken orally or administered via an intrauterine device (IUD).
  — Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
• Much of the current criticism around lack of attention to pain in OB-GYN procedures focuses on IUD insertions.
  — Maryl Sackeim, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
• Multiple studies have shown birth control use is not associated with infertility, and for people desiring an IUD, there are many effective options to help manage discomfort with the insertion.
  — Karen Greiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
• And just like natural hormone swings can throw your sleep off-kilter, so too can tweaking your hormonal BC, for instance shifting to a different combination pill or to or from a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD).
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
• Hoeger recommends using discs over cups for women with in-uterine devices (IUDS), as the cups rely on suction to stay in place and may displace the IUD, versus flat discs which are more flexible and expand as menstrual blood accumulates.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 June 2026