IUD

“I never had the IUD, but I knew it was invasive,” she said.

One example of how the fear that is prevalent among providers can be found in the case of using misoprostol before inserting an IUD.

But this can also make patients more hesitant to get an IUD for conditions that they are sometimes recommended to treat, like endometriosis, heavy periods, fibroids or menopause, Wu said.

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

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