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Doctors across U.S. implanting Unapproved IUDs and Placing Patients Health at Risk
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010
A nationwide problem of medical practitioners implanting unapproved intrauterine devices (IUDs) has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning to consumers to notify them of the risks of such devices and the ongoing problem. An intrauterine device, or IUD, is a medical device implanted in the uterus as a long-term [...]
