Gräfenberg's ring
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gr-fenberg-s-ring-252-2799153
title:
Gräfenberg's ring
text:
Gräfenberg's ring is a flexible ring of silk suture, later versions of which were wrapped in silver wire. It was an early IUD, a birth control device. Gräfenberg's ring was the first IUD used by a significant number of women. The ring was introduced by German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg in 1929. It ceased to be in wide use circa 1939. Inserting a foreign device into the uterus causes an inflammatory response, which creates a hostile environment for sperm. The silver wire used to construct late
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Flexible ring of silk suture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A4fenberg%27s_ring
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2022-07-27T07:02:33Z
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