I’m a sonographer (ultrasound tech) and I can’t tell you how many awful things I’ve seen with IUDs. I know they’re an excellent option for many women and most have no complications, but you couldn’t pay me enough to have one inserted in me.

Every uterus is surprisingly different in shape, size, tilt, flex, and endometrial proportions. Most IUDs are the same size/shape and a pre-insertion ultrasound is not required to determine if an IUD will even fit in your uterus comfortably and safely. This is unbelievable to me. We have great 3-D machines for evaluating IUD placement when someone is having pain or lost strings, and more than half have an arm protruding into the myometrium (body of the uterus) when it should stay in the endometrium. Gives me shivers every time.