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Return to fertility after IUD discontinuation

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Intrauterine Devices and Their Complications

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Most women use IUDs to space their pregnancies rather than as a permanent means of fertility control. The IUD is expected to be temporary and reversible contraceptive method Which Will have no long-term adverse effects on Subsequent reproductive Function An immediate return to fertility is anticipated following removal of the device.

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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). Return to fertility after IUD discontinuation. In: Intrauterine Devices and Their Complications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0724-0_9

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