title: IUDs--update on safety, effectiveness, and research.
abstract: After nearly two decades of use, the IUD remains "a generally safe, effective and useful form of birth control" (337). With fewer than six pregnancies per 100 women-years of use and fewer than ten deaths per one million women-years of use, according to a comprehensive new review by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the IUD has an important place in modern family planning programs.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia; D002162:Camelus; D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012106:Research; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology