Investigating Pre-Procedural Anxiety and Effect of Analgesia on Intrauterine Device Placement and Endometrial Biopsy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate pre-procedural anxiety and patient pain perception with IUD insertion/ EMB procedure when using analgesia versus no analgesia by the end of the study and to evaluate the effect of age, race, parity, type of IUD and anxiety on pain and to offer better pain management in our patient population, undergoing IUD insertion/EMB procedure at the end of our study.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

Female

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Drug
  Paracervical block- Lidocaine without epinephrine

  1-2 cc of Lidocaine at the tenaculum site on the cervix at 12 o-clock will be injected after pain scale #1 is completed. Pain scale #2 will be done then 3 cc of 1% lidocaine at 4 and 8 o'clock position of the cervix will be administered. The IUD insertion or EMB will be performed nd pain scale #3 will be done.

• Drug
  Benzocaine Gel applied to the cervix

  After pain scale #1 is performed , topical benzocaine will be applied to the cervix with Procto swabs and this will be allowed to remain on cervix for 203 minutes. Then Betadine will be applied to the cervix and surrounding vaginal tissue followed by pain scale #2. IUD insertion or EMB will be done followed by pain scale #3.

• Drug
  Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride

  Preprocedure, a GAD 7 scoring will be performed to determine level of anxiety. If \> 10 indicating Moderate anxiety, participants will be offered pretreatment with Anxiolytic (Hydroxyzine 25mg) approximately 15-20 mins before procedure. If this is done at the preceding visit, participants will be sent home with a prescription for hydroxyzine to be taken 10-15 mins before the procedure when participants are brought back for procedure visit.

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