Naga Munchetty: Coil fitting one my 'most traumatic physical experiences'
麻豆社 presenter Naga Munchetty spoke of the 鈥渆xcruciating" pain she felt while having an IUD fitted.
麻豆社 Presenter Naga Munchetty says having an IUD inserted was 鈥渙ne of the most traumatic physical experiences鈥� she has ever had.
The IUD, commonly known as 鈥榯he coil鈥�, is a contraceptive device inserted into the uterus by a doctor or a nurse.
Advice on the NHS website suggests the procedure can be 鈥渦ncomfortable鈥� and advises recipients to take painkillers after the procedure.
Speaking on her Radio 5 Live programme, Naga said her procedure was so painful and her screams so loud her husband 鈥渢ried to find out what room I was in to make it stop鈥�.
Naga stressed some people 鈥渉ave had no problem at all鈥�, but said she wanted her experience to open up a conversation about how women鈥檚 pain is viewed.
Dr Dawn Harper from Channel 4鈥檚 Embarrassing Bodies has fitted many IUDs and says 鈥渕ost women don鈥檛 experience鈥� pain like Naga鈥檚.
She said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 much less painful for women who have had a baby鈥� I would have expected them to use anaesthetic gel or inject anaesthetic into the cervix for women who鈥檝e not been pregnant.鈥�
This clip is originally from Naga Munchetty on Monday 21 June 2021.
