Word: stadeler
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Some doctors feel that the I.U.D.'s dangers are being exaggerated. They insist that pelvic infection, which now causes sterility in 80,000 women in the U.S. a year, is primarily linked to venereal disease and sexual activity with more than one partner. Says Dr. Bruce Stadel, coordinator of a $2 million federal study on gynecological complaints: "For women without serious problems the I.U.D. is probably a reasonable method of contraception and may sometimes be preferable to other methods." But until the issue is firmly decided, many physicians are declining to recommend the I.U.D. for young, sexually active women...
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