Cervical bleeding with cervical stabilization during IUD placement: allis clamp versus single-tooth tenaculum, a randomized control trial.

Objective: To evaluate whether the use of an atraumatic Allis clamp will result in less bleeding than the standard single-tooth tenaculum for cervical stabilization during intrauterine device (IUD) placement.

Methods: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted during insertions of IUDs between March 2017 and March 2018. University of Kentucky Institutional Review Board (IRB 16-1110-P3K) approval was obtained.