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Optimizing IUD Delivery for Adolescents and Young Adults

Counseling, Placement, and Management

  • Uses clinical pearls and use of clinical case examples as teaching tools, and contains chapters from an adolescent perspective

  • Provides information and instructions on IUD service delivery in non-traditional clinical settings

  • Written by experts in the field, this book comprehensively covers evidence-based IUD delivery for adolescents and young adults

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. The Intrauterine Device and Adolescents: History and Present

    • Maria Brown, Elise D. Berlan
    Pages 1-10
  3. Types of IUDs and Mechanism of Action

    • Joy Friedman, Rubiliatu A. Oluronbi
    Pages 29-39
  4. Just Do It: The When and How of IUD Insertion

    • Nicole Chaisson
    Pages 71-81
  5. Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Pain Management with IUD Insertion

    • Rachel C. Passmore, Melanie A. Gold
    Pages 123-132
  6. Challenging IUD Procedures

    • Amy Yoxthimer, Rebecca H. Allen
    Pages 149-168
  7. Adolescent and Young Adult IUD Delivery in Non-traditional Health Settings

    • Yasmin Z. Bahar, Mandy S. Coles, Melanie A. Gold
    Pages 169-182
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 183-230

About this book

Many individuals worldwide initiate sexual activity during their adolescent and young adult (AYA) years and are in need of safe and effective contraceptive services. Because of their safety profile, ease of use, and privacy many international professional organizations recommend that  long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including intrauterine devices (IUDs), be included in contraception discussions with AYAs. IUDs are particularly advantageous because these methods are safe and highly effective (>99% efficacy), are easier to keep confidential because they are often undetectable to others, and do not require daily adherence or frequent visits for refills. Despite significant evidence of their safety, acceptability, and effectiveness among adolescents and AYAs, IUDs remain underutilized in this population. 


Written by experts in the field, Optimizing IUD Delivery for Adolescents and Young Adults provides a comprehensive framework that examines the history of IUDs, counseling, initiation, placement, and follow-up techniques that are unique to AYA populations. The text closes with resource chapters, including, expert clinical pearls for AYA IUD delivery, how to access IUD training, and information on IUD billing and reimbursement. In an effort to integrate the voice of youth, clinical case examples and patient stories are utilized throughout to provide both a clinical grounding for each chapter and context within which to apply the chapter material.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Mandy S. Coles

  • UC Berkley-UCSF Joint Medical Program, Berkeley, USA

    Aisha Mays

About the editors

Mandy Coles, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA 

Aisha Mays, MD, Head of Clinical Skills, UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program, Berkeley, CA, USA


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Optimizing IUD Delivery for Adolescents and Young Adults

  • Book Subtitle: Counseling, Placement, and Management

  • Editors: Mandy S. Coles, Aisha Mays

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17816-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17815-4Published: 14 August 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17816-1Published: 02 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 230

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Gynecology

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eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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