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Descriptor English: Intrauterine Devices
Descriptor Spanish: Dispositivos Intrauterinos
Descriptor dispositivos intrauterinos
Entry term(s) anticonceptivos intrauterinos
contraceptivos intrauterinos
Scope note: Dispositivos anticonceptivos colocados en la parte alta del fondo uterino. Cuentan con una guía que se extiende desde el dispositivo a través del cuello y hasta la vagina. (UMDNS, 1999)
Descriptor Portuguese: Dispositivos Intrauterinos
Descriptor French: Dispositifs intra-utérins
Entry term(s): Contraceptive Device, Intrauterine
Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine
Contraceptive IUD
Contraceptive IUDs
Device, Intrauterine
Device, Intrauterine Contraceptive
Devices, Intrauterine
Devices, Intrauterine Contraceptive
IUD, Contraceptive
IUD, Unmedicated
IUDs, Contraceptive
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Intrauterine Device
Unmedicated IUD
Unmedicated IUDs
Tree number(s): E07.190.250.510
VS2.006.001.008.001.002
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007434
Scope note: Contraceptive devices placed high in the uterine fundus.
Annotation: coordinate IM with material of which device is made (NIM); pregnancy despite use of IUD = IUD with no qualifiers, not IUD / adv eff
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Contraceptive Devices (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
DeCS ID: 7596
Unique ID: D007434
NLM Classification: WP 640
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/05
Intrauterine Devices - Preferred
Concept UI M0011603
Scope note Contraceptive devices placed high in the uterine fundus.
Preferred term Intrauterine Devices
Entry term(s) Contraceptive Device, Intrauterine
Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine
Contraceptive IUD
Contraceptive IUDs
Device, Intrauterine
Device, Intrauterine Contraceptive
Devices, Intrauterine
Devices, Intrauterine Contraceptive
IUD, Contraceptive
IUDs, Contraceptive
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Intrauterine Device
Unmedicated IUDs - Narrower
Concept UI M0011606
Preferred term Unmedicated IUDs
Entry term(s) IUD, Unmedicated
Unmedicated IUD



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