IUD
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of IUD
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Paracervical blocks are so effective that both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support using them during IUD insertion.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
Today paracervical blocks during IUD insertion in the United States remain rare.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
Isabella Spector went to the Roseville, Calif., clinic to get her IUD taken out so she and her husband could start a family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Aviaq Petersen was 24 when, during a routine medical appointment, a gynaecologist told her she had an IUD.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
The IUD case is one of several historic and current controversies including forced adoptions that have damaged Danish-Greenlandic relations.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
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