1.0Reproductive Health Access Projecthttps://www.reproductiveaccess.orgReproductive Health Access Projecthttps://www.reproductiveaccess.org/author/reproductive-health-access-project/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JPC5UzCoR6"><a href="https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/resource/contraceptive-pearl-iud-and-uterine-abnormalities/">Contraceptive Pearl: IUD and Uterine Abnormalities</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/resource/contraceptive-pearl-iud-and-uterine-abnormalities/embed/#?secret=JPC5UzCoR6" width="600" height="338" title="“Contraceptive Pearl: IUD and Uterine Abnormalities” — Reproductive Health Access Project" data-secret="JPC5UzCoR6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Providers may wonder whether or not uterine abnormalities, like fibroids, cervical stenosis, or congenital anomalies would preclude IUD use. For questions like this, the US Medical Eligibility Criteria (US MEC), published by the CDC, is a good resource to turn to. Uterine Fibroids: Category 2-A condition for which the advantages of using the method generally…https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/email-banner-logo-rhap.jpg250118