Intrauterine device

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Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an increasingly popular form of long-term birth control for women.

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Research from the University of Utah and Planned Parenthood shows evidence that the hormonal intrauterine device or LNG-IUD is an effective option for both long-term and emergency contraception. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones speaks with Dr. David Turok and what his team’s research means for women and OBGYN practice.

Intrauterine devices are more than 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. But misnomers about side effects and high initial costs have kept many women in the U.S. from using them.

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Requests for the contraceptive has skyrocketed 900%

Methods like intrauterine devices and implants have nearly doubled in popularity among women using birth control in recent years, the federal government reported.

Heartwarming images show a newborn holding his mum’s coil that failed to prevent a pregnancy. Paula dos Santos Escudero Alvarez, 32, gave birth to Bernado on July 4 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Paula, already a mum to one, had been using the birth control – called an intrauterine device (IUD) but better known as the coil – for three years.