I got an IUD. It was a nightmare.

We need to stop glorifying this form of birth control and instead help women get better access to reproductive health care

An X-ray of an IUD.
(Image credit: BSIP SA / Alamy Stock Photo)
Melissa Petro
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Melissa Petro
Melissa Petro

Melissa Petro is a freelance writer and writing instructor living in New York City. She has written for Marie Claire, Pacific Standard, New York magazine's The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Esquire, Jezebel, and many other places.

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