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Silent Migration for Three Decades, Intravesical and Sigmoid Colon Perforation by a Forgotten IUCD: A Rare Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT IUCD migration can cause severe complications like bladder and sigmoid perforation, even decades post‐insertion. Regular follow‐up, timely imaging, and thorough patient education are critical for early detection and multidisciplinary management to prevent long‐term adverse outcomes and ensure patient safety in reproductive health care.
Ayesha Ahmad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of hydrophilic pharmaceutical excipients to modulate release of metal ions from silicone elastomers

open access: yesDrug Delivery
Silicone elastomers based on polydimethylsiloxane are biocompatible and non-biodegradable thermosetting polymers used in various drug delivery applications, including subdermal implants, vaginal rings, and intrauterine devices.
Xin Shen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discontinuation rates of intrauterine contraception due to unfavourable bleeding: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2022
Objective Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUDs) and copper intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) offer long-acting contraception; however, some women may discontinue use within the first year due to bleeding pattern changes, limiting their ...
Dustin Costescu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implantable drug delivery system: Frontiers of medicine‐engineering interdisciplinary

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2026.
This review systematically summarizes the driving mechanisms of implantable on‐demand drug delivery systems (IDDS), including endogenous, exogenous, and closed‐loop strategies. It highlights the pivotal roles of flexible electronics and miniaturization in enhancing the tissue conformity and spatial adaptability.
Yu Zeng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single center experience on implementation of the postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objectives to study the institutionalization of PPIUD services at Teaching Hospital, Mahamodara, Galle (THMG) and to study the feasibility, challenges and barriers for implementation. Results Total of 46,815 deliveries had occurred in the facility during
D. L. W. Dasanayake   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dialysis and Pregnancy: Optimizing Therapy for Best Maternal and Fetal Outcomes

open access: yesHemodialysis International, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 499-507, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Pregnancy in women with end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring dialysis remains high risk, with significant maternal and fetal complications. While fertility rates are markedly reduced in this population, advances in dialysis care and obstetric management have led to increasing reports of successful pregnancies.
Shreepriya Mangalgi, Silvi Shah
wiley   +1 more source

Copper intrauterine devices and the small intestine. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1978
Copper 7 and Copper T IUDs have a tendency to enter the peritoneal cavity. Three cases of embedded Copper 7s found two lodged in the small intestine and one in the posterior surface of the uterus. All three patients made satisfactory recoveries from the removal operation.
openaire   +2 more sources

Women with epilepsy: Evidence‐based counseling across the lifespan

open access: yesEpilepsia, Volume 67, Issue 6, Page 2689-2706, June 2026.
Abstract Women with epilepsy (WWE) encounter distinct and evolving challenges across the lifespan that require clinical management extending beyond seizure control alone. Although awareness of sex‐specific aspects of epilepsy has increased, important gaps remain in their integration into routine care.
Barbara Tettenborn   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Levonorgestrel-releasing IUD versus copper IUD in control of dysmenorrhea, satisfaction and quality of life in women using IUD [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2012
Background: The levonorgestrel-releasing IUD can help the treatment of dysmenorrhea by reducing the synthesis of endometrial prostaglandins as a conventional treatment.
Seyed Javad Purafzali Firuzabadi   +4 more
doaj  

Adhesion and biofilm formation of Candida parapsilosis isolated from vaginal secretions to copper intrauterine devices

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Introduction: Candida parapsilosis is one of the main species that is able to adhere to forming biofilms on inert materials. Adhesion is the first step towards the colonization and invasion of host cells during the infectious process.
Katia Regina Assunção Borges   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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