Copper IUDs are small, T-shaped devices inserted into your uterus to prevent pregnancy. The only available copper IUD in the United States is called Paragard. Copper IUDs prevent sperm from reaching ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to 5 days after ...
A new University of Utah Health study determined that hormonal IUDs (left) were comparable to copper IUDs (right) for use as emergency contraceptives. Photo credit: Getty Images Researchers and ...
Termed as almost mistake-proof by Planned Parenthood, the intrauterine device (IUD) is a small contraceptive device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The IUD is made of plastic ...
A golden pothos plant (Epipremnum aureum) and a scanning electron microscope image of its surface microstructures. Researchers are taking inspiration from its surface patterns to make a safer copper ...