IUD

[ ahy-yoo-dee ]

abbreviation for

1. intrauterine device.

IUD

abbreviation for

1. intrauterine device or intrauterine contraceptive device

Word History and Origins

Origin of IUD¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The 41-year-old day care worker was concerned because she wasn’t getting her menstrual period with her IUD.

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Briones decided to keep the device after learning it’s safe and normal not to have periods while using an IUD.

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But they’re also expensive — devices can cost more than $1,000 without insurance — and inserting an IUD can be painful.

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She told the staff there that she doesn’t want more kids but was worried about the IUD.

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The same people perpetuate the false claim that hormonal contraception, from the birth control pill to the IUD, works by "killing" fertilized eggs.

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Related Words

• abstinence
• condom
• contraceptive
• diaphragm
• family planning
• pill
• vasectomy