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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1974;43:443-446
© 1974 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Experience With the Dalkon Shield as a Contraceptive Device

JOHANNA F. PERLMUTTER, MD, FACOG

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

Information has been presented on 291 patients who had the Dalkon Shield® inserted as an intrauterine contraceptive device, with a cumulative 2143 woman-months of use. A pregnancy rate of 10.1 per 100 woman-years was obtained for this group of women, with no apparent reduction with time over a 2-year interval. This device appears to offer no benefit as a contraceptive agent over other currently available, more effective means and cannot be recommended for continued use because of the high pregnancy rate associated with its use.






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