Unshielded
Subtitle: the human cost of the Dalkon Shield
By: Mary F. Hawkins.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: A.H. Robins Company.; Dalkon Shield (Intrauterine contraceptive); Intrauterine contraceptives industry -- United States.; Intrauterine contraceptives -- Complications.; Products liability -- Intrauterine contraceptives -- United States.
Description: Promoted as the 'Cadillac of contraception,' the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device was used by four million women worldwide between 1970 and 1974. However, physicians and women were not warned of its dangers. Unshielded: The Human Cost of the Dalkon Shield provides a comprehensive overview of the manufacturing and marketing of the IUD, and its trail of destruction.

It brings to life a story that has been obscured by legal and medical bureaucracy and presents an important lesson about the impact of misinformation on the public.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.