ABSTRACT
Introduction: Intra Uterine Devices [IUD] use is among effective contraceptive available in different forms and spontaneous or deliberate expulsion of IUD is a common complication
Objective: it's to determine expressed associated reasons for expulsion of inserted IUDs among clients referred to Family Planning Specially research center
Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, all 367 women who referred to the center for removal of IUD for any reason from 1997 to 2001 were selected. The samples' demographic characteristics and relative frequency of their expressed reason for removal of IUD were recorded
Results: Totally 51.2% of clients referred for two reasons: Wish to get pregnant, and hemorrhagic conditions or anemia. The least expressed reasons were prolepses [0.54%] and husband vasectomies [0.81%]
Conclusion: IUDS insertion must be done for women with decisive decision not to have children in long-term period and operative technicians to have sufficient training for insertion of IUDs and thereby to prevent early and spontaneous expulsions