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YEAR:

1975

CATEGORY:

Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A possible new hazard of the intrauterine contraceptive device.

AUTHORS

Gabel HD; Dunn LJ

SOURCE

Virginia Medical Monthly 102(1): 20-22. January 1975.

ABSTRACT

A case is reported of a 38-year-old woman who became pregnant while her Dalkon Shield was retained in the uterus.

She developed sepsis at 20 weeks gestation leading to septic abortion and death 3 days after the onset of

symptoms. The theory is proposed that the spicules which spread out from the Dalkon shield may do sufficient

tissue damage to create a focus of infection in the uterus. Management of patients who become pregnant while

wearing this device is discussed. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3080-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A possible new hazard of the intrauterine contraceptive

device.", is(are) Gabel HD; Dunn LJ. The source of this article is "Virginia Medical Monthly 102(1): 20-22. January

1975.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3080-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33080

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