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Practical Advice for Emergency IUD Contraception in Young Women

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2015
Too few women are aware of the very high efficacy of intrauterine copper devices (IUDs) to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Women who frequently engage in unprotected intercourse or seek emergency contraception (EC) are at high risk of ...
Norman D. Goldstuck, Dirk Wildemeersch
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A rendezvous technique using laparoscopy and cystoscopy to remove transmigrated intrauterine contraceptive device from abdomen and urinary bladder

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2022
Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are the most commonly used reversible contraceptive methods. Uterine perforation followed by transmigration is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication associated with the use of IUCDs.
Elbert Khiangte, Iheule Newme Khiangte, Nitya non Naiding, Kunal Deka, Ronald Bathari, Jimmy Henkhomang Doungel   +5 more
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception [PDF]

, 2017
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist.
Curtis, Kathryn M., Peipert, Jeffrey F.
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Preconception contraceptive use and miscarriage: prospective cohort study

BMJ Medicine, 2023
Objectives To evaluate the association between preconception contraceptive use and miscarriage.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Residents of the United States of America or Canada, recruited from 2013 until the end of 2022.Participants 13 460 ...
Elizabeth E Hatch, Lauren A Wise, Kenneth J Rothman, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Jennifer J Yland, Amelia K Wesselink, Wendy Kuohung, Krista Huybrechts, Tanran R Wang, David Savitz   +9 more
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Effect of Staff Training and Cost Support on Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Community Health Centers [PDF]

, 2019
Objective To compare the proportion of women receiving same-day long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) between two different models of contraceptive provision adapted from the Contraceptive CHOICE Project. Study Design We used a controlled time-
Buckel, Christina, Goodman, Melody, Madden, Tessa, Maddipati, Ragini, Peipert, Jeffrey F.   +4 more
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IUD Insertion Video: A Versatile Teaching and Evaluation Module

MedEdPORTAL, 2015
Introduction This video module is an effective and versatile teaching tool that provides comprehensive instruction for intrauterine device (IUD) insertion in any clinical setting or academic situation.
Juan Garcia-Rodriguez
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Role of the community pharmacist in emergency contraception counseling and delivery in the United States: current trends and future prospects [PDF]

, 2017
Women and couples continue to experience unintended pregnancies at high rates. In the US, 45% of all pregnancies are either mistimed or unwanted. Mishaps with contraceptives, such as condom breakage, missed pills, incorrect timing of patch or vaginal ...
Borgelt, Laura M., El-Ibiary, Shareen Y., Rafie, Sally, Ragland, Denise, Stone, Rebecca H., Wilkinson, Tracey A.   +5 more
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Sigmoid Colon Migration of an Intrauterine Device

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
Background. Intrauterine devices (IUD) are commonly used birth control methods. Colonic perforation is an infrequent but serious complication of IUD. Case.
Funda Akpinar, Esra Nur Ozgur, Saynur Yilmaz, Oguzhan Ustaoglu   +3 more
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The possible association of uterine fibroid formation with copper intrauterine device use: a cross-sectional study

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Background: Fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors in females, affecting approximately 30%–50% of women of fertility age. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are widely used in the world. Copper-IUDs which are one of the common causes of intrauterine chronic
Sevcan Arzu Arinkan, Hilal Serifoglu
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source