Wait, what do you mean doctors haven’t received guidance on the pain relief options before? I would’ve assumed it’s standard practice for any potentially painful procedure to be carefully reviewed and then have guides written about them (and revised with major breakthroughs in knowledge or technology), specifically so that doctors don’t have to guess what the best course of action is. And with something as relatively common as IUD, I’d assume there are more than enough female doctors having one who can vouch for them being sometimes painful enough to warrant bigger anesthetics than just an ibuprofen.
ahaha you’re assuming quite a lot of things here 💀
Correct, because I don’t know. And since I want to convey “I don’t know for sure, but I did try to use my brain before asking a question” I make assumptions based on the sum of experiences and knowledge I accumulated in my life so far.
yeah that was more a comment on the State Of Things than your experience or assumptions. women are classically neglected in healthcare, especially when it comes to their pain 🫠
Oh, okay, I would like to apologise then for my harsh comment. I do agree that the longer I am with my gf and my women friends in general, the more I learn how fucked up life can be for women and that (sometimes) being unable to exist for a couple days every month is already on the lighter end of it because that’s at least something you can “just suck up”.
To be clear, it’s the first time the CDC issued guidance. There are other sources which already suggested that pain management is a good idea.
Alright, so what makes this special is the fact that it comes from America’s biggest medical authority (from my understanding of the CDC’s role)?
It will change policy at many hospitals and outpatient facilities. You should hear fewer stories from american women being told by their doctor that they did not receive any pain management or local anesthetic, and were told “you may feel a mild pinch”
really good. IUD insertion wasn’t too bad for me, but i def would have still taken a local anesthetic for it if it had been available. this is also probably huge for people with sexual trauma and stuff
Awesome. I have friends who haven’t gotten one specifically for fear of the pain even though it seems like the best option for them. Hope this helps more people have access to this!
holy hell it’s about goddamn time
