What are the advantages of the IUD?
• Highly effective (99% +) and extremely safe • Reversible (fertility restored immediately after removal) • May be used safely by lactating women and by those who are immediately postpartum • Good choice for women with contraindications for oral contraceptives • Can be used by HIV-positive women or by women at risk of HIV • Long duration of use (at least 12 years for TCu 380A) • Only one visit needed for insertion; minimal follow-up is required, either after menstruation or within the first three to six weeks after insertion • The client does not have to use any other method at the time of sexual intercourse (IUD is coitally independent), which allows her privacy and control over her fertility • Synthetic hormones, such as those found in oral contraceptives and injectables, are non-existent in the copper IUD; this allows women to maintain their natural hormonal levels • Does not interact with medications the client may use • Highly acceptable with good continuation
• Highly effective (99% +) and extremely safe • Reversible (fertility restored immediately after removal) • May be used safely by lactating women and by those who are immediately postpartum • Good choice for women with contraindications for oral contraceptives • Can be used by HIV-positive women or by women at risk of HIV • Long duration of use (at least 12 years for TCu 380A) • Only one visit needed for insertion; minimal follow-up is required, either after menstruation or within the first three to six weeks after insertion • The client does not have to use any other method at the time of sexual intercourse (IUD is coitally independent), which allows her privacy and control over her fertility • Synthetic hormones, such as those found in oral contraceptives and injectables, are non-existent in the copper IUD; this allows women to maintain their natural hormonal levels • Does not interact with medications the client may use • Highly acceptable with good continuation rates • Economical
