Word: iucds
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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Said P.P.F.'s president, Dr. Alan Guttmacher: "Intra-uterine devices are being subjected to as much scientific testing as the birth control pills." And it appears that they are almost equally effective. If their sponsors' hopes are fulfilled, IUCDS, as they are called, may soon be the most useful and prevalent contraceptive. They cost only pennies to manufacture; the cost of insertion is no more than a doctor chooses to charge, which may be nothing at a health station in India or the fee for an office visit and examination in the U.S. A woman who wants another...
Hong Kong Queues. The design of an IUCD, however, seems hardly to matter. Nor does the nature of the material, provided only that it is inert enough to cause little or no reaction in the woman's tissues. Several IUCDS are flexible, such as those of plastic (a special polyethylene), silk or nylon thread, and can usually be inserted without dilatation of the cervix. Even so, insertion must be done by a doctor, and preferably by a specialist in gynecology. Insertion of a metal ring, with dilatation of the cervix, definitely calls for specialized skill...
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