(Women with a history of certain cancers, copper allergies, and uterine abnormalities may not be good candidates; talk with your doctor to know for sure.) IUDs have two major selling points.

IUDs can be divided into two main types: copper and hormonal. The copper IUD (ParaGard, Miudella) does not contain medication. It prevents sperm from fertilizing an egg, greatly decreasing the ...

Five brands of IUDs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are available today. Mirena, Skyla, Liletta, and Kyleena release hormones to prevent pregnancy. Paragard contains copper and ...

An IUD is an effective method of nonpermanent birth control. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), copper IUDs have a failure rate of 0.8%, while the levonorgestrel ...

How IUDs affect your period can depend on the type of IUD you get ... and Skyla — and one copper IUD — ParaGard. Hormonal IUDs may make your periods lighter. Some people don’t get periods ...

According to Sebella Women’s Health, Miudella has similar efficacy to the currently available copper IUDs but with less than half the dose of copper. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

The presented studies have shown the sonographic appearance of the LNG-IUS in comparison to the copper IUD. It was also demonstrated that LNG-IUS has a local progestational effect on the ...