Opinion|Videos|April 1, 2025
Empowering Patients and Addressing Concerns in IUD Placement
Author(s)Lisa Bayer, MD, MPH
Panelists discuss how developing an effective pain management plan for intrauterine device (IUD) insertion requires patient cooperation, thorough medical history review, comprehensive education about procedures and tools, consideration of individualized needs, planning for interventions like sedation or antianxiety medication (which may not always be available), and implementation of trauma-informed care principles to ensure true informed consent and patient autonomy.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- Developing a pain plan involves cooperation with the patient and an examination of their medical history.
- Patient education and autonomy are key to informed consent.
- Interventions like sedation, antianxiety medication, etc, require planning ahead of time and may not be available.
- Patient education strategies encompass visual diagrams of a procedure to learning about the tools that will be used.
- Find out from the patient what works best for them.
- The principles of trauma-informed care
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