Dr Jacqueline Coombe

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Steph & Laura · An explainer on different contraception - with Dr Jacqueline Coombe · 16 Jun 2026 podcast

I think it's more than 50% of women who have an IUD inserted experience

report experiencing moderate to severe pain, which is not insignificant.

That's a lot of women.

So we have guidelines in Australia.

We have a few options for pain relief.

People might have heard a bit more about the green whistle for IUD insertion.

So that's becoming a thing.

And depending on where you go, what clinic you go to, they may or may not have that as an option.

But I guess the thing is with IUD insertions is we don't have like, our guidelines are very, these are the options we have for pain relief and it's up to the clinician to provide an option to a woman when she comes in asking.

So the clinic that you go to might not have Penthox, for example.

There's lots of things around Penthox that make it a bit challenging for everyone to provide.

So it's really kind of around what your clinician has as well.

So we're acknowledging it.

It's becoming a thing.

We're working on it.

We're aware of it.

But we have a long way to go for how to make IUD insertions less painful.

But I would say if you're thinking about getting an IUD,

Don't be scared of the pain.

Most women who get them inserted say, yeah, it was really awful.

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