Nearly All Women Can Use LNG-IUDs

LNG-IUDs are safe and effective for nearly all women, including women who:

• Have or have not had children
• Are married or are not married
• Are of any age, including adolescents and women over 40 years old. 
• Have just had an abortion or miscarriage (if no evidence of infection)
• Are breastfeeding
• Do hard physical work
• Have had ectopic pregnancy
• Have had pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
• Have vaginal infections
• Have anemia
• Have HIV clinical disease that is mild or with no symptoms, whether or not they are on antiretroviral therapy (see LNG-IUD for Women With HIV)

Avoid Unnecessary Procedures

(see Importance of Procedures in Chapter 26 – Family Planning Provision)

Women can begin using IUDs:

• Without cervical cancer screening
• Without a breast examination
• Without a blood pressure check