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IUD ifs, ands and buts. (FYI).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Virtually all obstetrician-gynecologists polled in 2000 agreed that the copper IUD is safe and effective, but few provide the method with great frequency. (1) While 80% of the 357 respondents had inserted IUDs in the last year, only 17% had done more than 10 insertions. By contrast, 49% had inserted at least 21 IUDs during their residency. Half of respondents said that no more than 15% of their patients were appropriate candidates for IUD use. Eight in 10 agreed that a woman should not use an IUD if she is in a nonmonogamous relationship or has a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), two-thirds if a woman has never given birth or has had a sexually transmitted disease, and three in 10 if she is unmarried. Sixteen percent feared that providing IUDs would leave them open to lawsuits, and 29% believed that a copper IUD increases the long-term ...
- IUD insertion by nurse-midwives increases use.
- Magazine article from: Network Wright, Kerry L. September 22, 2003 700+ words
...15-year period, intrauterine device (IUD) prevalence more than doubled in Turkey...allowed trained nonphysicians to provide IUD services. Before that, in the 1970s...uncomfortable being examined or having an IUD inserted by a male physician, thus limiting...
- Intrauterine device (IUD).(Prevents pregnancy )
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2006 700+ words
What is an intrauterine device (IUD)? The intrauterine device (IUD), previously also called a coil or loop, is a birth...hormone progesterone can stay in place up to 5 years. The IUD prevents pregnancy by changing the physical environment...
- 'Rehabilitating' the IUD: Initiative in Kenya is a potential model for...
- Magazine article from: Network September 22, 2003 700+ words
...of Health commitment greatly facilitates IUD reintroduction. * Strong partnerships with...organizations are key to integration of IUD services into existing programs. * Systematic...provider interest in and client demand for the IUD. * Continuous monitoring and evaluation...
- Intrauterine Device (IUD).(Prevents pregnancy )
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2006 700+ words
What is an intrauterine device (IUD)? The intrauterine device (IUD), previously also called a coil or loop, is a birth...hormone progesterone can stay in place up to 5 years. The IUD prevents pregnancy by changing the physical environment...
- The IUD and PID: What are the risks?
- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update June 1, 2001 700+ words
The IUD and PID: What are the risks? With the addition...should you know about the intrauterine device (IUD) and the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease...overestimate the risk of pelvic infection from IUD use..sup.1 More recent research indicates...
- UKRAINE-HUTA-CZESTOCHOWA-IUD.
- Newspaper article from: Ukraine News May 11, 2004 700+ words
UKRAINE-HUTA-CZESTOCHOWA-IUD Czestochowa district court confirms IUD's exclusive right to buy Huta Czestochowa S.A. Kyiv...the Ukrainian corporation Industrial Union of Donbas (IUD, Donetsk) to satisfy its demands concerning the property...
- Experts Say IUD Reputation Set for a Rebound. (Study says Device not linked to...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Kirn, Timothy F. October 1, 2001 700+ words
...large, case-control study suggesting that IUD use is not associated with an increased...of Mirena, a levonorgestrel-releasing IUD. Publicity about the new study, which...IUDs, experts said. The Dalkon Shield IUD was removed from the market in the 1970s...
- IUD update signals renaissance for method.
- Newspaper article from: Women's Health Center Management February 1, 1998 700+ words
IUD update signals renaissance for method Careful...of the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD), it set the wheels in motion for the eventual...method. "I believe that the Copper T 380A IUD, as well as the levonorgestrel-releasing...
