IUD Insertions Spiked After Trump’s Election, Study Says

Demand for long-acting birth control rose by nearly 22% in the weeks after President Donald Trump's election, according to a new research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In the days after Trump's election in 2016, many women urged peers on social media to consider getting long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants.

Demand for long-acting birth control rose by nearly 22% in the weeks after President Donald Trump's election, according to a new research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine. In the days after Trump's election in 2016, many women urged peers on social media to consider getting long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants.