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The Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System: A Pragmatic View of an Excellent Contraceptive
Roy Jacobstein and James D Shelton
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2015, 3(4):538-543; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00330
Roy Jacobstein
aIntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
James D Shelton
bGlobal Health: Science and Practice, Washington, DC, USA

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Vol. 3, No. 4
December 01, 2015
The Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System: A Pragmatic View of an Excellent Contraceptive
Roy Jacobstein, James D Shelton
Global Health: Science and Practice Dec 2015, 3 (4) 538-543; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00330
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- 1. Cost Considerations
- 2. Categorization of the LNG IUS
- 3. Entrenched Service Provider Perspectives and Behaviors
- 4. Uncertain Extrapolation From Recent Experience in Europe and the United States
- 5. Complexity of Introducing a New Method
- HOW THEN TO ACHIEVE THE FULL POTENTIAL FOR THE LNG IUS?
- THE WAY FORWARD: AN INITIAL “LEARNING” INTRODUCTION INITIATIVE
- CONCLUSION
- Notes
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