Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD
FHI 360, with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, has developed a simple checklist to help providers determine quickly and with confidence whether a client may use an IUD. Based on WHO's Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (2004; updated 2008), the checklist consists of a series of questions designed to identify any medical conditions or behaviors that would either prevent safe IUD use or require special precautions or further screening.