Abstract
The text, written for the physician involved with birth control services, will help train clinicians and staff in IUD insertion and removal, and in patient management. Initial historical and demographic considerations are followed by chapters stressing mechanism of action, choice of method and device, and the techniques of insertion and removal. Ethical considerations and septic complications are the subjects of two additional interesting chapters. There are three valuable appendices: major intrauterine devices, their design, performance data, and availability; experimental IUD's and devices of limited distribution; and an extensive bibliography of the use of intrauterine devices. The book, well written, reflects Dr. Davis' enthusiasm for the IUD. Criteria for selecting devices most suitable for individual patients and the indications and contraindications are superbly detailed. Programs which fail to make available a variety of techniques for family planning will prove less effective than those tailored to the needs of the individual. As
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