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Profiles of copper intrauterine devices and levonorgestrel intrauterine systems users in France in 2019: A national observational population-based study

open access: yes, 2023
International audienceObjective: To assess the user profiles of copper intrauterine devices (Cu-IUD) and levonorgestrel intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) in France in 2019 and the rates of continuation 1 year later.
Lise Duranteau   +11 more
core   +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

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

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

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

A comparison of the expected and actual pain experienced by women during insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device.

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: To compare the expected and actual pain experienced with the insertion of intrauterine contraception in women, and to determine whether either of these are related to their personal circumstances, or affected their satisfaction with the ...
Brima, N   +3 more
core  

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  

Concealed coexistence: Reproductive choice and coercion in Timor‐Leste

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Choice is a central concept in reproductive rights. However, a discourse of choice in reproductive health can also mask precisely the act it aims to protect against: coercion. Whilst choice has been explored extensively in studies of reproductive rights and justice, understandings of coercion are fragmented and under‐theorized.
Laura Burke
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of exercise in cool versus hot conditions on pathways of gut permeability, systemic inflammation, and iron homeostasis in female athletes

open access: yesPhysiological Reports, Volume 14, Issue 12, June 2026.
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the time course and magnitude of the inflammatory, hepcidin and endotoxin responses evoked by exercise under hot environmental conditions in female athletes. In a randomized cross‐over study design, 13 endurance trained female athletes (age 26 (range: 20–42) years; VO2max 57.7 (53.4, 62.1) mL·kg−1·min−1;
Kathryn M. Lucernoni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering a smart intrauterine device based on pH-controlled copper release

open access: yes, 2023
Traditional contraceptive methods based on intrauterine devices typically results in woman being constantly exposed to hormones or copper. The aim of this study is the design of a copper intrauterine device able to modulate copper ions release thanks to ...
Cacopardo L.   +4 more
core  

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