Getting an IUD can be an extremely painful and sometimes traumatic experience for some women. However, when preparing patients for the procedure, the pain is often described as 'discomfort.

But now, health officials say they will be directing doctors to give new guidelines for navigating the procedure, which would include physicians considering various anesthetics. 

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Dr. Beverly Gray, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center.

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Getting an IUD can be an extremely painful and sometimes traumatic experience for some women. However, when preparing patients for the procedure, the pain is often described as 'discomfort.
But now, health officials say they will be directing doctors to give new guidelines for navigating the procedure, which would include physicians considering various anesthetics. 
For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Dr. Beverly Gray, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center.
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