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New Guidelines Call on Doctors to Take IUD Insertion Pain Seriously (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Many women who receive an IUD report some of the worst pain they’ve felt in their entire life.

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There’s not a whole lot that can be done about that besides giving the patient some Midol and a day off work to rest.

Erm..."oh you're having the worst pain of your life, here have a combination muscle relaxant and acetaminophen mix that's available over the counter. And also loose a days income"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm curious what a doctor taking the pain seriously would look like to you. Are you expecting something like a locally injected anesthetic or full in-patient sedation?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Either! Both would be better than throwing up from the pain, passing out, and then being sneered at for both.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Perhaps at least a prescription pain killer taken orally?

I would certainly support some sort of local, along the lines of what dentists use.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe bathing the IUD in a numbing lubricant, and coating the lady's internals using a gentle wand with the same stuff? Assuming that sort of thing isn't already done.

[–] Revan343 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was gonna say, dip the thing in lidocaine gel first

(Or maybe cocaine; not sure if lidocaine's vasoconstriction would be a problem)