IUDs can cause a lot of pain, and for any men who may wonder why, just one glance at what the procedure entails is enough to make anybody cringe. Well, one New York woman went to TikTok to share how she was interested in getting an IUD, only to be told to run the other way, essentially. It had nothing to do with the IUD itself, but the doctor who handles them.
Looking a little frustrated and flabbergasted, TikTok Yvette (TikTok/Yevit) shares the aftermath of her recent consultation with a gynecologist. And although the doctors handle IUDs, there’s a catch: “We won’t numb your cervix here,” the female doctor warns. When Yvette asks why, the female doctor admits the doctor who takes IUD cases “doesn’t allow it.”
How exactly does a doctor get away with denying specific care, especially for a painful operation? Yvette asks the same question, but unbeknownst to her, she wrongly assumes the doctor is a woman. At her consultation, the doctor corrects Yvette, “He,” but Yvette doesn’t seem surprised.
“According to him, that’s actually not even where the pain is coming from,” Yvette shares. She thinks for a moment before saying, jokingly, she “might go back” to get an IUD there anyway so she can “scream bloody murder” while making eye contact with the doctor.
Several commenters suggested the doctor on the phone was trying to warn Yvette inadvertently:
“She’s telling you to complain without telling you to complain,” one of the top comments read.
“She told you “he” on purpose. She wants you to know what you’re getting into. She’s a good lady. She don’t like him,” another woman said.
Others shared their experience on the pain, further proving Yvette’s point that an IUD isn’t just a walk in the park:
“I just watched my first IUD insertion. It really requires sedation,” one comment remarked.
A native of the Netherlands shared that IUDs can be done in-office, and though she’s happy with it, she admitted she nearly “fainted from the pain” and that it was akin to “torture.” Comments like these go on forever, so what’s the point of pushing a made-up narrative? The best thing Yvette can do, as others have suggested, is report the clinic and leave a bad review.
