“A new dialogue about intrauterine devices (IUDs) and pain opened up this week. Speaking on Radio 5 Live, the BBC’s Naga Munchetty described the pain of getting her IUD fitted as “excruciating”, and that she fainted before bursting into tears of relief. “I felt violated, weak, and angry,” she said. Munchetty’s comments came after a piece by Caitlin Moran appeared in The Times, titled, “Why we all need pain relief when having an IUD fitted”. In it, she writes about a trainee fitting her contraceptive coil with considerable difficulty, and passing out from the pain repeatedly before being offered a Lucozade at the end by the doctor.”
““What is concerning to hear is that often women feel they need to endure this pain and stay silent, this should never be the case,” RCOG president Dr Edward Morris said. “If anyone is experiencing extreme pain during any procedure, then then they should feel empowered to ask for the procedure to stop, or request pain relief. Nobody should ever feel like they ‘have to’ go through with something, and should never have their concerns dismissed by a healthcare professional.”
What this new dialogue highlights is the vast array of experiences by women, as well as the alarming fact that – since many don’t know that pain relief is available to them – they aren’t being told. While medics say that most people have no problems with an IUD fitting, the response proves that, without being vocal about them, women’s health issues can easily get overlooked.”

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