Interest in and experience with IUD self-removal

Choice of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device, etonogestrel implant or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception after aspiration abortion

“…Our finding that black women were more likely to choose DMPA has been shown previously and may reflect a desire among minority women for greater autonomy in contraceptive decision making, greater control over discontinuation, differential side effect preferences or safety concerns about newer or longer-term methods due to the history of using contraception to control vulnerable populations' fertility [24,[27][28][29]. Women who stated that they would be unhappy if they were to become pregnant within 6 months were more likely to choose implant; unhappiness about a potential pregnancy also has been shown to correlate with better contraceptive use or continuation [30,31].…”

The intrauterine device as emergency contraception: how much do young women know?

“…Research shows that establishing rapport and eliciting patient perspective are associated with higher satisfaction and contraceptive continuation [31]. Salient among reported patient preferences is the ability to control when to start and stop a contraceptive method [29,32], with various studies reinforcing the importance that IUD provision come with the assurance of removal when requested and mention of the option of IUD self-removal [33,34]. …”

Women's willingness and ability to feel the strings of their intrauterine device

“…18,19 Among women who attempted IUD self-removal, 54% reported they were more likely to recommend IUD use to a friend knowing that it might be possible to remove one's own IUD. 20 A woman must be able to feel the IUD strings to be able to remove the T A B L E 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n=126). device; thus, the present findings provide additional information for patients considering an IUD and for whom self-removal is important.…”