Medical Examiner
IUD Insertions Are Notoriously Painful. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
More clinicians could be trained to perform paracervical blocks first.
June 07, 20265:45 AM
Valentine Chapuis/AFP via Getty Images
Finally, we have data to show that paracervical blocks can work.
Medical Examiner
IUD Insertions Are Notoriously Painful. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
More clinicians could be trained to perform paracervical blocks first.
June 07, 20265:45 AM
Valentine Chapuis/AFP via Getty Images

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