Table 1:

Characteristics of people who attempted to remove their own intrauterine device or implant at home and shared their experience on YouTube (n=58)

		Contraceptive method
Characteristics	Total	IUD	Implant
Gender
Woman	57	47	10
Non-binary	1	1	0
Age group
<20	3	2	1
20–29	39	32	7
30–39	14	14	1
40 or older	2	2	0
Unknown†	0	0	1
Race/ethnicity
White	31	24	6
Black	18	16	2
Latina	8	7	1
Native American	1	1	0
Unknown†	0	0	1
Previous childbearing
Has children	22	19	3
No children / not discussed	36	29	7
Type of IUD
hormonal		34
copper		14
Duration of LARC use prior to attempted self-removal
< 6 months	8	8	0
6 months – 1 year	7	6	1
1–5 years	26	25	1
>5 years	3	3	0
Not discussed	14	6	8
Total	58	48	10

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

^†One woman who removed an implant never showed her face on-screen