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Intrauterine contraception (IUC) is highly effective, long acting, reversible, and cost-effective. Despite these attributes, IUC is used less often than oral and injectable hormones, condoms, or sterilization by U.S. women. One limiting factor could be clinicians' failure to offer IUC routinely to appropriate women. Researchers used written questionnaires to assess attitudes and knowledge about IUC in 135 obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and in 2 advanced practice nurses (APNs) in the St. Louis area. Respondents' mean age was 49; most were white.
Overall, 36% of clinicians had not received IUC insertion training during their residencies or APN education. Those who had been educated in Catholic institutions were only half as likely to hav…