Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
		Copper-Bearing Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)

Recommendations	Rationales
a) No. If at all possible, handle all counseling and screening the same day as the insertion.	a) There is no medical need for a pre-exam (separate visit); it may be difficult for a woman to make two visits, and she may be at risk of pregnancy during this interval.

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