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Intrauterine pregnancy

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Intrauterine Devices and Their Complications

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Abstract

The IUD is intended to prevent pregnancy; nevertheless, pregnancies have occurred with IUDs in situ. In most instances, the reasons for this method failure are unknown.

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  1. International Fertility Research Program Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    David A. Edelman Ph.D

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Gary S. Berger MSPH, GACOG (M.D)

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Northwestern, University Medical School and Prentice Women’s Hospital and Maternity Center Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Louis Keith FACOG (M.D)

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Edelman, D.A., Berger, G.S., Keith, L. (1979). Intrauterine pregnancy. In: Intrauterine Devices and Their Complications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0724-0_7

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