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I. Introduction The national family planning programme was inagurated in the early 1960`s as part of the government policy to contribute to economic development by curbing the rapid rate of population growth. The Family Planning Clinic was founded at the Yonsei University Hospotal in 1962. The I.U.D. insertions have been performed in this clinic since early 1963. One year later the national family planning programme place primary emphasis on the I.U.D. The main activity of this clinic is the promotion of the family planning through the provisionf of modern and traditional methods of contraception, the most popular of which has been the I.U.D. In addition, the clinic provides many other services, such as assistance with home deliveries, health care for pregnant mothers and children early detection of cervical cancer, sterility clinic, and premarital guidance. Over 10,000 women have registered for contraception over past 10 years. Many clinical and experimental studies have been conducted by the clinic on the basis of this data. This paper covers general patterns of I.U.D. acceptance in this clinic from 1963 to 1971. II. Material and Method All cases were selected from among the clients registered in the Family Planning Clinic of Yonsei University Hospital. A total of 7,011 clients using I.U.D.`s were lelected for careful clinical appraisals from January, 1963, to December, 1971. Each individual was interviewed to determine her subjective and objective symptoms before and ofter the insertion of the I.U.D. Tthe recommented timing for insertion was soon after the onset of a menstrual period, at least six weeks after a delivery, or soon after cessation of the first menstrual period following abortion. All clients using I.U.D. were required to return to the clinic for follow-up observation, monthly for the first three months, then quarterly for three visits and semiannually thereafter. They were also requested to return promptly should any problem arise. The devices used in this study were the Lippes loop, Margulies coil, Organon loop, and Copper-T.
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