What is it about?
This reports the attitudes, views and concerns of women, recruited from general practice in the UK, who have never used intra-uterine contraception, about the method. It highlights some misconceptions, misunderstandings and the importance of accounts from friends, and makes suggestions for practitioners regarding what should be addressed when discussed intra-uterine contraception with women who are choosing their contraceptive method.
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Why is it important?
This papers shows that advice given to women about intra-uterine contraception may not adequately be addressing the concerns and beliefs which they hold about the method.
Perspectives
Doctors and nurses who discuss intrauterine contraception with women make certain assumptions about the merits of the method and why it might appeal to women. This paper shows that some of those assumptions are misplaced, and as a result, women are not receiving the kind of information which they need to make an informed choice about intra-uterine contraception as a contraceptive method.
Dr Susan H Walker
Anglia Ruskin University
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This page is a summary of: “I think maybe 10 years seems a bit long.” Beliefs and attitudes of women who had never used intrauterine contraception, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, January 2018, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2017-101798.
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