DIU : pautas para su uso en los programas de planificacion familiar -- un manual de referencia para la solucion de problemas

The material is arranged sequentially according to the usual way in which clients are cared for, starting with general counseling and ending with management of common side effects and other problems. Specific objectives are to: describe the basic process of counseling clients about using the IUD; explain the indications and precautions for IUD use; define the items necessary to include in the assessment of a potential IUD acceptor, including medical history, physical examination, and simple laboratory testing (if needed); describe how to screen and evaluate potential IUD acceptors for sexually transmitted genital tract infections; and detail easy to use, inexpensive infection prevention practices which minimize disease transmission for clients and health care staff. (Author abstract)