Data on pain during removal are sparse. In studies, between 5 and 18 percent of IUD users had missing strings. Espey said embedded IUDs are even more uncommon. Britten Rollo, 41, of Dumfries ...

A partially perforated or embedded IUD should be removed; this can be accomplished via hysteroscopy or with cervical dilation and use of ring forceps under ultrasound guidance. The latter can be ...

Unlike insertion, removal is not free. A 2019 study found that at clinics without a sliding scale for IUD removal, the cost ranged from $50 to over $1,000, with an average cost of $262.