Use of Copper Intrauterine Devices and the Risk of Tubal Infertility among Nulligravid Women
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- 23 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 345 (8) , 561-567
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa010438
Abstract
Previous studies of intrauterine devices (IUDs), many of which are no longer in use, suggested that they might cause tubal infertility. The concern that IUDs that contain copper — currently the most commonly used type — may increase the risk of infertility in nulligravid women has limited the use of this highly effective method of birth control.Keywords
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