{"id":37137,"date":"2025-07-27T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37137"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:21:23","slug":"iud-insertion-and-removal","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/iud-insertion-and-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"IUD Insertion and Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is IUD Insertion and Removal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IUD insertion places a T-shaped device into the uterine cavity via the cervix. Removal gently pulls the device out by traction on the strings. Hormonal (levonorgestrel) or copper options are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local anesthesia or cervical block is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after IUD Insertion and Removal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cramping and spotting for 24\u201348 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check strings monthly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No activity restrictions after insertion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removal takes under 5 minutes with minimal discomfort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resume normal activities immediately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41402,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"specialty":[1135],"class_list":["post-37137","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-gynecology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}