In America, about one in 10 women use intrauterine devices (IUDs), T-shaped bits of plastic or copper that are inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. In Sweden, those numbers are nearly double ...

A white T-shirt with a black design on the front. There is a slogan "Recall the Dalkun Shields" with an image of a shield. The Dalkon Shield, introduced in 1970 and recalled in 1975, was a plastic ...