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"    Recently, I wrote about the benefits of the ParaGard IUD. Since then I&amp;#039;ve gotten some questions about whether getting the device is painful and if it can be used by women who haven&amp;#039;t had any children. It turns out that insertion may hurt, but there&amp;#039;s a big range in terms of what women say they feel. As for using IUDs pre-childbirth, I queried several ob-gyns on WD&amp;#039;s advisory board. Here&amp;#039;s what they had to say: &amp;quot;[The IUD] is a great option even if you have not had a baby, but it&amp;#039;s better if you have. If you&amp;#039;ve never had kids the cervix is less likely to be a little open, so insertion might be less comfortable, but the real concern is that there&amp;#039;s a very, very low risk of infection that may lead to infertility.&amp;quot; \u2014Dr. Laura Riley &amp;quot;I find that ParaGard increases cramping and menstrual flow more so in women who have not had a pregnancy. But for women who cannot take or tolerate oral contraceptives, who understand the risks, I think it is a reasonable alternative.&amp;quot; \u2014Dr. Sharon Diamond.  &amp;quot;I have traditionally recommended IUDs for women who are pretty sure that they are done with childbearing or for whom other options are not realistic. If a woman without children wants an IUD, I stress monogamy [because multiple partners increases STD risk, which is especially dangerous when combined with an IUD].&amp;quot; \u2014Dr. Rebecca Brightman So now you know. \u2014Barbara Brody, Health Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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