How Science Constructs Contraceptive Users and Women's Bodies
by
Chikako Takeshita
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
The biography of a multifaceted technological object, the IUD, illuminates how political contexts shaped contraceptive development, marketing, use, and users.
The intrauterine device (IUD) is used by 150 million women around the world. It is the second most prevalent method of female fertility...