Chapter 28
Which HRT?
Chapter 17
Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices. (IUCDs)
& Post-coital Contraception
Q 17. 1 What are intrauterine contraceptive devices?
These are objects are placed inside the uterus in order to prevent pregnancy. There is evidence that a variety of ‘devices’ have been used for more than two thousand years. In modern clinical practice, widespread use followed the first International Conference in New York in 1962 when the Lippes loop (IUCD) was introduced.
