The Painful Truth About IUDs
Mia Johnson
“The pain was like… my body knew that something was wrong.”
Getting an IUD can be painful. Really painful.
Last month, new regulations came out in the US about managing this pain. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that before anyone gets an IUD, patients should be counseled on pain management ahead of time.
But what about Canada?
Featured in this episode: Parisa Rezaiefar, Mariana Schuetze, James Murray, Rachel Murray, Adele and Sammi.
Credits: Mia Johnson (Reporter and Journalism Fellow), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)
Special thanks: Cherise Seucharan, Noor Azrieh, Arshy Mann, and Jordan Cornish
Additional music by Audio Network
Mia Johnson (she/her)
Mia is a journalist and audio producer living and working in Tkaranto/Toronto. Background in local daily news, broadcast media, podcasting and sound design, with a focus on municipal issues, housing and health. She produced ninety minutes of fictional audio storytelling for Feathertale Magazine's first audio-only issue. With Canadian original short-stories including, a steelhead trout embarking on an epic voyage and modern-day Neaderthals feigning enlightenment. She also hosted the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) live election broadcast for the 2025 federal election.
