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intrauterine device
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intrauterine device (IUD), variously shaped birth control birth control, practice of contraception for the purpose of limiting reproduction.

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Male birth control methods include withdrawal of the male before ejaculation (the oldest contraceptive technique) and use of the condom, a
..... Click the link for more information.  device, usually of plastic, which is inserted into the uterus uterus, in most female mammals, hollow muscular organ in which the fetus develops and from which it is delivered at the end of pregnancy . The human uterus is pear-shaped and about 3 in. (7.
..... Click the link for more information.  by a physician. The IUD may contain copper or levonorgestrel, a progestin (a hormone with progesteronelike effects; see progesterone progesterone (prōjĕs`tərōn')
..... Click the link for more information. ). Apparently the IUD creates a hostile environment for the fertilized egg.


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