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intrauterine device

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intrauterinedevice (pluralintrauterine devices)

  1. Acontraceptive device consisting of aspiral or similar shape ofplastic ormetal inserted through thevagina into theuterus in order to prevent theimplantation of afertilizedegg.
    Alternative form:IUD(initialism)
    Hypernyms:contraceptive <device
    Hyponyms:coil,loop
    Coordinate terms:diaphragm;internal condom,female condom;external condom,male condom;condom
    • 2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, inCNN[1]:
      Types of progestagen-only contraceptives available in the UK and US include the implant, the hormonalintrauterine device (IUD), the contraceptive injection and the minipill.
    • 2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, inCNN[2]:
      The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started usingintrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.

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contraceptive device
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