Intrauterine contraceptive device

ByDr Sharmala Moodley

Published27 January 2015

A young student agreed to the fitting of an IUCD. Three days later she returned complaining of pain and vaginal bleeding

One of the rare but recognised complications of IUCD insertion is perforation of the uterus, which nearly always occurs at the time of insertion

Dr Sharmala Moodley

Deputy head of claims handling

Sharmala qualified at the College of Surgeons, Dublin and started to train as a surgeon before switching to general practice when she moved to London in 1997. She gained her MRCGP with merit in 1999 and worked as a single-handed GP before joining the MDU. She has been deputy head of claims since 2009, managing a team of 40 claims handlers while retaining a portfolio of complex high value claims.