Case Report
Authors: Ozer Birge (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nyala Sudan-Turkish Training and Research Hospital, West Alessa District, Nyala, Sudan) , Ertugrul Gazi Ozbey (Nyala Sudan-Turkish Training and Research Hospital, West Alessa District, Nyala, Sudan) , Utku Akgor (Nyala Sudan-Turkish Training and Research Hospital, West Alessa District, Nyala, Sudan) , Mehmet Adiyeke (Bergama State Hospital, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bergama, Turkey) , Ilkan Kayar (Osmaniye State Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey) , Fevzi Demir (Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Turkey)
Although modern contraceptive options are becoming more widely available, even in the developing world, women still use traditional contraceptive methods. Other reports of the use of non-medical devices for contraception and abortion are available. With this report, we discuss a patient seeking treatment for the removal of a traditional contraceptive intrauterine device.
Keywords: Contraception, Sub-Saharan Africa
How to Cite: Birge, O. , Ozbey, E. G. , Akgor, U. , Adiyeke, M. , Kayar, I. & Demir, F. (2016) “Local contraceptive practice in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 6(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1295