insertion

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Select locations will offer laughing gas as a pain reliever for insertion and removal of IUDs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

DexCom has since owned up to its reliability issues, saying they originated with the subcut needle insertion mechanism rather than the sensor itself.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

The stress starts even before the first cut, with intubation - the insertion of a breathing tube into the windpipe.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

While some patients report only mild cramping from an insertion, others describe a stabbing or searing pain that rivals childbirth.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2025

The insertion was so good that the ground controllers cleared Glenn for seven orbits.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly