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Originally Posted by Hash_Browns
I don't know if that helped much, but I love bragging about it. There was an older version that caused a lot of problems and the bad stuff seems to stick out most in peoples minds, but these are not like the ones of the past and I just thought I'd put that all out there!
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Yes, the Dalkon Shield--and it caused some very serious problems: ectopic pregnancies, septic abortions, PID, tubal scarring, etc. The general consensus as to why is that these devices were not properly sterilized before insertion, and that led to infection. 12 women died. The actual rate of death is low when considering 2.8 million women had used the Shield in its heyday, but it scared women enough that now the IUD is the least popular method of contraceptive among American women, though it is making a comeback.
Interestingly enough, the rate of pelvic infection among IUD users is lower than the rate of infection among women using no contraceptive (taken from Yahoo! Women's Health).