-ORIGINALLY AIRED NOVEMBER 5, 2016-
In the 1970s, the Mexican government adopted an initiative to promote family planning among its citizens. IUDs, intrauterine devices, were one of the options available to women. IUDs are considered Long Acting and Reversible Contraceptives, or LARCs, and their use in Mexico far outweighed their use in the United States. Researchers at the University of Texas investigated the use of LARCs in Austin and El Paso, and they share some surprising results with us on this program. We'll visit with Joseph Potter, PhD, principal investigator of the Texas Policy Evaluation Project; and Kari White, PhD, investigator of the Texas Policy Evaluation Project.
Aired January 6, 2018