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a 1- to 2-inch piece of flexible plastic installed by a doctor into a woman's uterus, where it remains long-term and prevents implantation of a fertilized egg; more than 99% effective in preventing pregnancy, and by removing the device the woman's fertility can be restored.
a [[birth control]] device that is 99+% effective in preventing pregnancy, and by removing the device the woman's fertility can be restored; it is a 1- to 2-inch piece of flexible plastic installed by a doctor into a woman's uterus, where it remains long-term to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg.

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a birth control device that is 99+% effective in preventing pregnancy, and by removing the device the woman's fertility can be restored; it is a 1- to 2-inch piece of flexible plastic installed by a doctor into a woman's uterus, where it remains long-term to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg.