You can schedule an IUD removal close to the IUD's expiration date and at any point in your cycle. The removal process involves a doctor inserting a speculum and pulling the IUD out by the strings.

In order to get an IUD inserted, you have to visit a healthcare provider — like a board-certified ob-gyn. These experts are not only trained to determine which IUD is best for you and your needs, but ...

In most cases you pull the strings and out it comes—but doctors say it's not always that simple. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and ...

A viral TikTok video of a woman allegedly showing users a “do-it-yourself IUD removal” — claiming she removed her own intra-uterine device herself, at home — is prompting others who want to remove ...