Current clinical guidance is unanimous in its recommendation that pregnancy should
be ruled out prior to initiation of hormonal contraception and intrauterine devices
(IUDs) [
1
,
2
,
3
]. As a result, screening for possible pregnancy constitutes a substantial part of
the workload of family planning providers. The rationale for excluding pregnancy is
simple: to avoid providing unnecessary contraception and, in the case of the IUD (including
hormonal IUDs), to avoid possible harm to the pregnant woman or her fetus.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 22, 2016
Accepted:
November 16,
2016
Received in revised form:
November 9,
2016
Received:
June 7,
2016
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