Intrauterine device self-removal practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among family planning clinics.

Objectives: To explore the prevalence of intrauterine device self-removal practices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among family planning clinics.

Study Design: This is a secondary analysis of data from a descriptive, longitudinal study using a clinic-based convenience sample from the Abortion Clinical Research Network assessing baseline and pandemic-adaptive family planning practices.

Results: Of the 63 sites that provided contraception, 5 (7.