Basic Slides - IUDs Session I: Characteristics of IUDs

This first set of slides is for a training session that will enable participants to:

  • Describe the characteristics of copper IUDs in a manner that clients can understand
  • Demonstrate how to screen clients for eligibility to use the copper IUD
  • Describe when to start the use of the copper IUD
  • Explain to clients insertion and follow-up procedures, and when to return
  • Explain how to manage side effects
  • Address common concerns, misconceptions, and myths
  • Identify clients in need of referral for IUD-related complications
  • Demonstrate how to insert and remove the IUD on an anatomical model