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Source: Farr G., 1992.
Slide 26
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IUD insertion after childbirth offers certain benefits. Research
shows that breastfeeding women report less pain during postpartum
IUD insertion than women who are not breastfeeding. Also, breastfeeding
women experience fewer side effects, specifically bleeding and
pain, related to IUD use than nonbreastfeeding women.
As this chart shows, breastfeeding women who are not amenorrheic
at the time of IUD insertion have significantly higher one-year
removal rates for bleeding or pain than breastfeeding women
who are amenorrheic at the time of insertion. Removal rates
are even higher for women who are not breastfeeding at the time
of insertion.
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