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4 days ago · A contraceptive implant is a flexible plastic rod about the size of a matchstick that is placed under the skin of the upper arm. The implant releases a low, steady dose of the hormone progestin. Progestin prevents pregnancy by pausing ovulation. And it thickens the mucus of the cervix. This makes it hard for sperm to reach an egg.
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4 days ago · Using an IUCD can be as effective as female surgical sterilisation in preventing pregnancy, but unlike sterilisation it is a completely reversible contraceptive method. Among women who use the Copper T 380A IUCD, less than 1% become pregnant (0.6 to 0.8 per 100 women) during the first year of use.
15 hours ago · IUDs are a safe and reliable form of birth control, but many people struggle to get simple answers about the device. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Mia Armstrong-Lopez, who wrote about this for Slate.
1 day ago · When chemistry professor Samantha Gateman realized there was no non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) ... Lies about birth control are propagating on social media—here are the facts. Apr 10, 2024.
2 days ago · With over 200 million users worldwide, copper intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) are the world’s most popular, non-hormonal, long-acting, and reversible contraception method. Cu-IUDs cause ...
19 hours ago · Researchers at Western University are working to change the contraceptive game as we know it. It all started when chemistry professor Samantha Gateman noticed a gap in birth control options, “I ...
1 day ago · An intrauterine device, commonly known as an IUD, is a small, T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. "An IUD goes through the female cervix and its T-shape allows it to fit snugly in the uterine cavity so that it doesn't fall out," said Gateman. There are two main types of IUDs: hormonal and non-hormonal.
