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Embedded stainless steel ring intrauterine device
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  1. Vincent Y T Cheung, FRCOG, FRCSC
  1. Consultant and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor , Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; vytc@hku.hk

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100597

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    The stainless steel ring intrauterine device (IUD) (Figure 1A) is widely used in China.1 Very often this type of IUD can be removed in the outpatient clinic by using an IUD removal hook.

    Figure 1

    (A) The stainless steel ring intrauterine device (IUD). (B) The removed IUD fragment.

    A 32-year-old Chinese woman was referred for removal …

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