Type of Physician: Orthopedic Surgeon. What is a Orthopedic Surgeon ? A certification by the Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; practitioners focus on the investigation, preservation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means.
Inserting an IUD. Timing. An IUD can be safely inserted at any time during the menstrual cycle. Traditionally, clinicians have been taught to insert an IUD during menses because the patient was very unlikely to be pregnant and because they have been told that the cervix dilates during menstrual flow, allowing easier introduction of the IUD. No literature exists proving cervical dilation occurs with menses.
All IUDs are small, T-shaped devices that a doctor inserts through the cervix and into a woman's uterus. Each has a small string that hangs from the frame and out of the uterus, which a physician uses to remove the device once the IUD expires or the woman chooses to have it removed.