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Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?

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Taylor Townsell remembers her OBGYN reassuring her that her IUD insertion would feel like “just a pinch.” The pain came a split second later. The 32-year-old described it to Truthdig and 19th News in still-vivid detail: “Bright, electric, as if my body had become nothing but nerve endings.

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    Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool? (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Taylor Townsell remembers her OBGYN reassuring her that her IUD insertion would feel like “just a pinch.” The pain came a split second later. The 32-year-old described it to Truthdig and 19th News in still-vivid detail: “Bright, electric, as if my body had become nothing but nerve endings.

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