Healthcare triage: IUDs Are Pretty Great. So Why Aren’t They More Popular?

Aaron Carroll

September 8, 2015

Everyone talks about condoms as a way to prevent pregnancy. They’re good, but nowhere near perfect. The pill is even better. But want to know what’s amazing? Intrauterine devices, or IUDs.

They were pretty rare for a long time. But they’re making a resurgence. They’re also the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage.

For those of you who want to read more:

Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods
Differences in contraceptive use between family planning providers and the U.S. population: results of a nationwide survey.
Adolescents and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Implants and Intrauterine Devices

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Aaron Carroll

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.

Healthcare triage: IUDs Are Pretty Great. So Why Aren’t They More Popular?

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