The Intrauterine Device and Primary Tubal Infertility
- 16 January 1992
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (3) , 203-204
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199201163260314
Abstract
In 1985 we reported the results of a population-based study of primary tubal infertility in relation to the previous use of an intrauterine device (IUD).1 Women who had ever used an IUD were found to be at an increased risk of tubal infertility (relative risk, 2.6; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.3 to 5.2), the risk being particularly high among those who had used the Dalkon Shield IUD (relative risk, 6.8; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.8 to 25.2). Although there was an indication of a more moderate increase in risk among users of copper and plastic IUDs, these associations were well within the limits of chance.Keywords
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- Primary Tubal Infertility in Relation to the Use of an Intrauterine DeviceNew England Journal of Medicine, 1985