Frequently Asked Questions: IUDs
Learn more about the interuterine device, or IUD, from Katherine D. Pocius, MD, MPH, medical director of family planning in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Katherine Pocius, MD, MPH
Katherine Pocius, MD, MPH
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Medical Director, Family Planning
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Family Planning
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
About Katherine Pocius, MD, MPH
Katherine D. Pocius, MD, MPH, is Medical Director of Family Planning for the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Program Director of the Brigham and Women's/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is also an Instructor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.
Katherine completed her residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed a fellowship in Family Planning at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also received a Masters from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Katherine is passionate reproductive health and committed to providing safe and equitable contraceptive, family planning, and obstetric care. Her clinical areas of expertise include: contraception, long-acting reversible contraception, intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD’s), contraceptive implants, complex contraception care in women with medical comorbidities and potential medication interactions, early pregnancy loss, medical abortion, surgical abortion, and sterilization.
Clinical Interests:
- Family planning
- Contraception
- Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) including IUD's and implants
- Complex contraception
- Adolescent gynecology
- Early pregnancy loss
- General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
Treats:
- Adult & Pediatrics
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Vincent Obstetrics Service
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
617-724-2229
Fax: 617-724-3498
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Vincent Gynecology Service
55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Suite 4E
Boston, MA 02114-2696
617-724-6850
Fax: 617-724-5843
Medical Education
- MPH, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Pocius KD, Dutton CR. Update on hormonal contraception and obesity. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. March 2015; 4(1): 61-68.
Michaels AY, Washburn EE, Pocius KD, Benson CB, Doubilet PM, Carusi DA. Outcome of cesarean scar implantation pregnancies diagnosed sonographically in the first trimester. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Apr; 34(4): 595-9. PMID 25792574.
Pocius KD, Mauer R, Fortin J, Goldberg AB, Bartz D. Early serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trends after medication abortion. Contraception. 2015 Jun; 91(6):503-6. PMID: 25765358.
Brady PC, Pocius KD. Chapter 8: Spontaneous Abortions. In: Brady PC, ed. Handbook of Consult and Inpatient Gynecology. Ed 1. New York, NY: Springer, 2016
Brady PC, Pocius KD. Chapter 17: Induced Abortion. In: Brady PC, ed. Handbook of Consult and Inpatient Gynecology. Ed 1. New York, NY: Springer, 2016.