Intrauterine techniques: Contentious or consensus opinion?

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-24

  Tolcher, Ros ^a  

^a Quay to Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experienced operators report wide variations in their preferred techniques for fitting intrauterine devices (IUDs) with respect to cleansing the cervix, chlamydia screening, antibiotic prophylaxis and use of tenaculae

Indexed keywords

INSTILLAGEL;

ANESTHESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037255107     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118903101196846     Document Type: Article

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