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Missing Intrauterine Device Copper-T: Case Series

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018
An intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) is a long acting, highly effective, economic and reversible method of contraception used worldwide. The most used devices are copper IUD (Copper-T) or Progesterone IUD.
Shekhar Thapa, Ganesh Dangal, Aruna Karki, Hema Kumari Pradhan, Ranjana Shrestha, Kabin Bhattachan, Shreesiya Pokharel, Rekha Paudel, Nishma Bajracharya   +8 more
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Migration of a copper T intrauterine device: A clinical Insight into complications and diagnostic approaches [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Intrauterine devices (IUCDs), such as the multi-load copper T, are widely used long-acting reversible contraceptive methods due to their effectiveness and convenience. However, complications can arise in rare instances, such as device migration.
Sangam Jha, Jafeesha B. Singh, Vikas Chandra Jha, Raveena Bhagat   +3 more
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Engineering a smart intrauterine device based on pH‐controlled copper release [PDF]

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
Contraceptive methods based on intrauterine devices (IUD) typically result in women being constantly exposed to either hormones or copper ions. Although it is well known that the pH in vaginal fluids increases from around 3.5 to 7 during intercourse, pH ...
Greta Bertola, Florinda Coro, Arti Ahluwalia, Carmelo De Maria, Ludovica Cacopardo   +4 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Brazilian Physicians about Immediate Postpartum and Postabortion Intrauterine Device Insertion [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2023
Objective To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Brazilian physicians about immediate postpartum and postabortion intrauterine device insertion. Methods Cross-sectional online survey involving physicians on duty in public Brazilian hospitals.
Adalberto Kiochi Aguemi, Maria Regina Torloni, Mirna Namie Okamura, Cristina Aparecida Falbo Guazzelli   +3 more
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Erosion of an intrauterine contraceptive device into the urinary bladder: A case report

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2021
Intrauterine contraceptive devices may rarely erode into the urinary bladder, usually shortly after insertion. This case report describes the presentation and management of a copper-bearing intrauterine device which had eroded into the bladder.
Muhammad Waqar, Amr Moubasher, Torath Ameen, Dudley Robinson, Nicholas Faure Walker   +4 more
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One‐year follow up of contraceptive use and pregnancy rates after early medical abortion: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of immediate post‐abortion placement of intrauterine devices

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023
Introduction Intrauterine devices (IUDs) effectively prevent unwanted pregnancies. Little is known about long‐term outcomes of women choosing an IUD after early medical abortion.
Sara Hogmark, Niklas Envall, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Helena Kopp Kallner   +3 more
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Effects of copper-containing intrauterine devices on the endometrium

Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, 2021
The use of copper-containing intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) is a safe, effective, and long-term contraceptive method. Here, we review the effects of Cu-IUDs on subsequent pregnancy and the morphology, local coagulation function, sensitivity to estrogen ...
Jia-Hui Che, Xiao-Ying Yao
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A comparative study between the efficacy of tranexamic acid and ibuprofen for treatment of menorrhagia induced by copper T-380A intrauterine device

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2021
Background Menorrhagia is menstrual blood loss, which interferes with a woman’s physical, emotional, social, and material quality of life, and which can occur alone or in combination with other symptoms.
Mohamed Saad Shahin, Abdullah Khalil Ahmed, Samir Khamis Galal   +2 more
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Is there a Relationship between Combined Oral Contraceptive Use and Intrauterine Device Use with Abnormal Smear Results and Cervical Atypia? [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: The relationship between the use of contraceptive method and the presence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) persistent infection and precancerous cervical lesions has not been fully established.
Selçuk Kaplan
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Retained copper fragments following removal of a copper intrauterine device: Two case reports

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2020
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are safe, cost-effective, and reliable contraceptives, and are gaining popularity worldwide. While complications associated with IUD use are rare, they range from expulsion to uterine perforation.
Marina Dubovis, Naglaa Rizk
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