Objective The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted access to primary care in Australia. This could have negatively impacted reproductive health services rates such as intrauterine device insertion rates, and interest in seeking information about ...
Sarah D’Arcy +4 more
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The intrauterine device and the intrauterine system
Intrauterine contraception is used by about 100 million women worldwide, making it the most popular form of fertility regulation. In UK community contraception clinics, however, long-acting reversible contraception has increased to 28% of users, and intrauterine contraception accounts for only 8% of methods used by women accessing these services ...
Searle, Stephen
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The non/inhuman within: beyond the biopolitical intrauterine imaginary [PDF]
In the context of the increasingly entangled, devastating markers of this time (climate crises, unfettered capitalism, tribal nationalism, increasing borders, species extinction), this paper stakes a claim for the importance of attending to the human ...
McCloskey, Paula
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IPEX is one of the few Inborn Errors of Immunity that may manifest in the fetal period, and its intrauterine forms certainly represent the earliest human autoimmune diseases. Here, we review the clinical, histopathologic, and genetic findings from 21 individuals in 11 unrelated families, with nine different mutations, described as cases of intrauterine
Magda Carneiro-Sampaio +4 more
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Effect of Sublingual Misoprostol Prior to Insertion of Intrauterine Device in Women with no Previous Vaginal Delivery [PDF]
Background: The intrauterine device [IUD] is a safe and effective method of contraception, fear of pain during insertion discourages some providers to recommend IUDs to women with no previous vaginal delivery.
Zeinab Elgharbawy +2 more
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A case of intra-vaginal intrauterine testicular torsion
Intrauterine testicular torsion is extremely rare and the exact cause remains largely unknown. It is the result of an ischemic insult intrauterine, which presents as either extra-vaginal or intravaginal testicular torsion. Urgent surgical exploration and
Habib Murad +2 more
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Gene expression patterns of insulin-like growth factor 1, insulin-like growth factor 2 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in human placenta from pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction [PDF]
Introduction: In this study, we compared insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-gene expression patterns and characteristics of glucose and insulin metabolism in human placenta from pregnancies with or without intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
Tóth, Katalin +23 more
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Intrauterine devices and intrauterine systems [PDF]
From a public health viewpoint, the intrauterine device (IUD) is the most widely used contraceptive method in the world. Prevalence rates range among countries from 2 to 80% of contraceptive users. During 5 years of IUD use, pregnancy occurs in less than 2 per 100 insertions. Bleeding and pain are the most common reasons for removal rates of 10% in the
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Intrauterine repair of gastroschisis in fetal rabbits [PDF]
Objective: Infants with gastroschisis (GS) still face severe morbidity. Prenatal closure may prevent gastrointestinal organ damage, but intrauterine GS repair (GSR) has not been established yet.
Mueller, M. +6 more
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Intracesarean Postpartum Insertion of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device as an Alternative to Delayed Insertion: Safety and Complications [PDF]
Background: Family planning [FP] describes the proper spacing and prevention of unintended pregnancies and seems to improve the couples’ quality of reproductive and overall life.
Ahmed Hisham Ahmed Al-Mahmoudi +2 more
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