ParaGard is the only brand currently manufacturing copper IUDs. They are plastic T-shaped devices about the size of a quarter. Unlike hormonal IUDs, ParaGard is wrapped with a coil of copper ...

One, Paragard, distributed by CooperSurgical, wraps a thin layer of copper around the plastic device, offering an IUD option that doesn’t involve the use of supplemental hormones. The other four ...

IUDs are shaped like a 'T' and are slightly bigger than a quarter ... while the fifth - called ParaGard or the copper IUD - is hormone-free. Instead, it uses copper to trigger your immune ...

This includes both the copper-based Paragard IUD and the hormonal Mirena IUD ... for women who have had children and those who haven't. The ACOG further insists that the benefits of IUDs far ...

Two types of IUDs are currently available in the US. The ParaGard, or CuT380 IUD, is a "T"-shaped plastic IUD with 380mg of copper wire wound around the shaft and arms of the T. A nylon ...