Taking the provider “out of the loop:” Patients' and physicians' perspectives about IUD self-removal

Contraception - June 2018

May 21, 2018 - Published


IUD self-removal is an option that some patients may be interested in. Addressing concerns about safety may make self-removal more appealing to some patients. Addressing physicians' concern about "hasty" removal may require additional training so that providers are better able to support patients' decision-making around contraceptive use. Implications: The option of self-removal could have a positive impact on reproductive autonomy and patient-decision making.

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