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Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2002
The aim of this chapter is to review the worldwide use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception and the long-term contraceptive efficacy and safety of copper-bearing IUDs. The TCu380A and Multiload Cu375 have a very low failure rate (0.2-0.5%) over 10 years.
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The aim of this chapter is to review the worldwide use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception and the long-term contraceptive efficacy and safety of copper-bearing IUDs. The TCu380A and Multiload Cu375 have a very low failure rate (0.2-0.5%) over 10 years.
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Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Postgraduate Medicine, 1966In recent years the intrauterine contraceptive device has been recognized as an important means of family planning and population control. Its effectiveness exceeds that of traditional contraceptive methods but is less than that of oral contraceptives. The exact mechanism of contraception with the intrauterine device remains unknown.
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2000
Abstract The intrauterine device, or IUD, is thought to have been used first by North African Arabs, who placed a stone in the womb or vagina of female camels in order to try and stop them becoming pregnant on long desert journeys. However, it was Hippocrates, over 2500 years ago, who thought of applying the method to women.
Anne Szarewski, John Guillebaud
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Abstract The intrauterine device, or IUD, is thought to have been used first by North African Arabs, who placed a stone in the womb or vagina of female camels in order to try and stop them becoming pregnant on long desert journeys. However, it was Hippocrates, over 2500 years ago, who thought of applying the method to women.
Anne Szarewski, John Guillebaud
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