IUD Checklist Enables Providers to Help Clients Make Informed
Contraceptive Choices

Research findings over the past 20 years have established that many
women - including women who have not given birth and those who want to
space births - can safely use the intrauterine device (IUD). Most
recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed many restrictions
against IUD use by women living with HIV infection and women at risk of
HIV or other STIs.

Many healthcare providers, however, are unaware of changes in IUD
eligibility and continue to recommend this highly effective reversible
form of contraception to only a small percentage of eligible women.
Family Health International (FHI), with support from the U.S. Agency for
International Development, has developed a simple checklist to help
providers determine quickly and with confidence whether a client may use
an IUD. Based on WHO's Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive
Use, the checklist consists of a series of questions designed to
identify any medical conditions or behaviors that would either prevent
safe IUD use or require further screening. It is available online at
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/iud/index.htm (PDF
format, Adobe Reader required). For printed copies, please contact
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Additional information about IUDs and WHO's Medical Eligibility Criteria
is also available on FHI's Web site at
http://www.fhi.org/en/Topics/IUD.htm.

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