CONTENTS

        Chapters
  1. Background
  2. IUD Performance
  3. Insertion
  4. Removal
  5. Infection
  6. Worldwide Use
  7. IUDs in Family Planning Programs

HIGHLIGHTS

Published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012, USA

Volume XXIII, Number 5
December 1995
 Insertion

Proper IUD insertion reduces the risks of pregnancy and of all major side effects—expulsion, bleeding and pain, perforation, and infection. IUDs can be inserted safely at any time during the menstrual cycle as long as it is reasonably certain that the woman is not pregnant and there are no signs of genital infection. Cervical infections should be treated before the insertion. Insertion immediately postpartum also is safe and convenient. Higher expulsion rates are a drawback, however.

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