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intrauterine device
(redirected from intrauterine contraceptive)

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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
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 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.
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 by a physician. The IUD may contain copper or levonorgestrel, a progestin (a hormone with progesteronelike effects; see progesterone progesterone (prōjĕs`tərōn')
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). Apparently the IUD creates a hostile environment for the fertilized egg.


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Women aged 15-19 were more likely than women aged 20-44 to be using condoms and less likely to be using hormonal or intrauterine contraceptives.
The Mechanism of Action of Hormonal Contraceptives and Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices", American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol.
The Population Council Sells NDA Rights to Copper T 380A Intrauterine Contraceptive, ParaGard(R), to FEI
 
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