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A member asked:
How do the copper iuds (paraguard) work?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Inflamation: The IUD causes inflammation in the uterus which causes the sperm to not survive.
Answered 1/12/2015
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Sperm toxicity: Copper ions prevent pregnancy by inhibiting the movement of sperm, because the copper-ion-containing fluids are directly toxic to sperm. The copper ion laden environment creates an inflammatory state that also prevents fertilization and implantation.
Answered 5/26/2015
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