For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.
Vox Open Sourced
JULY 10, 2025
The clinic had just begun offering nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to patients to help manage pain during IUD placements and, given the alternative — to undergo the procedure sans anesthetics — she gladly accepted. Ni’s experience is a far cry from some of the more graphic depictions of IUD placements on social media.
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