The IUS will need to be fitted by your doctor. The procedure takes about ten minutes and you will need to be screened for infections such as STIs first. The doctor will check the size and position of your cervix before the IUS is inserted through it into your uterus. A speculum will be used to hold your vagina open and you will be given a local anaesthetic to minimise any discomfort. Two small threads will hang down through the cervix, which you and your doctor can use to check that the IUS remains in place. You should stay lying down for a little while afterwards, but the whole procedure should only take about ten minutes. When you decide to have the IUS removed, it will need to be done by a doctor. Your fertility should quickly return to normal.