How Does a Copper IUD Work? A copper IUD, or intrauterine device, is a small, T-shaped device made of copper or flexible plastic wrapped in copper. The doctor places it inside your uterus to prevent ...

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 ...

Copper IUDs (intrauterine devices) are a form of birth control. IUDs are a safe and effective method of preventing unintended pregnancies. As of 2012, 11.6% of females in the United States use some ...

Copper toxicity can be caused by genetic conditions or exposure to high levels of copper in food or water. We’ll help you learn how to identify copper toxicity, what causes it, how it’s treated, and ...

For the first time in more than 40 years, a new hormone-free intrauterine device (IUD) is coming to market in the U.S.—and it’s designed with patients’ comfort in mind, both during the insertion ...

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 ...