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Table 3.

Inaccurate Information Listed about Intrauterine Devices

		N (%)
Inaccurate Information	Not appropriate for women in non-monogamous relationships	31 (29)
	Increases the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (other than first month after insertion)	28 (27)
	Not appropriate for women who have not had children (nulliparous)	21 (20)
	Decreases fertility or causes infertility	15 (14)
	Increases the overall risk of ectopic pregnancy	8 (8)
	Not appropriate for teens	5 (5)
	Acts as an abortifacient	3 (3)
	Increases the risk of sexually transmitted infections	3 (3)