Unshielded

The Human Cost of the Dalkon Shield

• Author(s): Mary Florence Hawkins,
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Pages: 154
• ISBN_10: 0802008763
  ISBN_13: 9780802008763
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Infrastructure , Health & Fitness / Women's Health , Medical / History , Medical / Reproductive Medicine & Technology ,

Description:... "Promoted as the 'Cadillac of contraception,' the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device was used by four million women worldwide between 1970 and 1974. However, physicians and women were not warned of its dangers. Unshielded: The Human Cost of the Dalkon Shield provides a comprehensive overview of the manufacturing and marketing of the IUD, and its trail of destruction. It brings to life a story that has been obscured by legal and medical bureaucracy and presents an important lesson about the impact of misinformation on the public."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved