title: Copper IUDs.
abstract: Clinical and fundamental IUD research has made tremendous progress during the last few decades, but many clinical problems still remain unsolved. After a general review of literature data, Author reports his experience with copper-bearing IUDs and their modified models; these modifications have four main objectives: increase of effectiveness, prolongation of the intrauterine life span, improvement of fit, and implementation of effective insertion at immediate postpartum.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007433:Intrauterine Device Expulsion; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk