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The Dalkon Shield - an intrauterine contraceptive device - is gone from the market now, but not forgotten. ... The fundamental difficulty is that the Dalkon Shield, dangerous as it might be, is not the only - or even the major - cause of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/magazine/the-sad-legacy-of-t...
www.nytimes.com/1987/12/06/magazine/the-sad-legacy-of-the-dalkon-shield.html
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The Dalkon Shield, introduced in 1970 and recalled in 1975, was a plastic device which looked like a round bug with one large eye and five legs on each side. It had a unique tail: not a single filament, but many fibers wound together and en...
http://health.yahoo.com/birthcontrol-overview/what-was-...
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The only band named after a defective birth control device. Band slogan - modern love is a corporate crime. ... The DaLkOn ShiEld HomePage ... Dalkon Shield fun facts (the FAQ)
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www.dalkonshield.com/
www.dalkonshield.com/
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This is the story of a band called Dalkon Shield. ... Dalkon Shield was formed in 1982 in Santa Cruz, California, USA. The band name referrs to a defective IUD which sterilized thousands of women, including at least one of our initial line-up. Our slogan was 'Modern Love is a Corporate Crime'.
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www.dalkonshield.com/faq.htm
www.dalkonshield.com/faq.htm
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The Dalkon Shield ... In this paper, we will present a history of the Dalkon Shield, one of a number of different contraceptive devices that were inserted into the uteruses of many women worldwide, during the last half of this century.
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www1.umn.edu/scitech/dalkfina.htm
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Excluding Dalkon Shield users, most of the increased PID risk among IUD users was seen among women who had been wearing their current IUD for 4 months or less. The highest risk occurred in the first month after IUD insertion (relative risk of 3.8 (2.1-6.8), compared with women currently using no contraception).
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www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000072.htm
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A 1974 study, however, linked the Dalkon Shield (manufactured by A.H. Robins) to maternal death and found it to have a disproportionately higher rate of infection than any other IUD. ... Sivin I. Another look at the Dalkon Shield: meta-analysis underscores its problems. Contraception 1993;48:1-12 [Published erratum...
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www.aafp.org/afp/981200ap/canavan.html
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The Dalkon Shield, introduced in 1970 and recalled in 1975, was a plastic device which looked like a round bug with one large eye and five legs on each side. It had a unique tail: not a single filament, but many fibers wound together and enclosed in a sheath.
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www.healthsquare.com/fgwh/wh1ch20.htm
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BACKGROUND: Although the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD) was removed from the market in the early 1970s, some women currently in their late 50s and early 60s may still have the Shield in their uteri. ... BACKGROUND: Although the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD) was removed from the market in the early 1970s,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15841937
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