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Management of a perforated levonorgestrel-medicated intrauterine device--a pharmacokinetic study: Case report [PDF]

Human Reproduction, 2003
Intrauterine contraception is a widely used, highly effective method of birth control. Uterine perforation is a serious albeit rare complication with the use of an intrauterine device (IUD). Although uterine perforation by the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has already been described, no plasma LNG concentrations in this setting
Haimov-Kochman Ronit, Spitz Irving M
exaly   +3 more sources

Placement of an intrauterine device within 48 hours after early medical abortion—a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
Intrauterine devices are safe, well-tolerated, and known to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. At medical abortion, intrauterine devices are placed at a follow-up visit. Patients who miss this visit risk being left without contraception.This study aimed to investigate if placement of an intrauterine device within 48 hours of completed medical ...
Sara Hogmark, Karin Lichtenstein Liljeblad, Niklas Envall   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Medications to ease intrauterine device insertion: a systematic review [PDF]

Contraception, 2016
Potential barriers to intrauterine device (IUD) use include provider concern about difficult insertion, particularly for nulliparous women.This study aims to evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of medications to ease IUD insertion on provider outcomes (i.e., ease of insertion, need for adjunctive insertion measures, insertion success).We ...
Lauren B. Zapata, Tara C. Jatlaoui, Polly A. Marchbanks, Kathryn M. Curtis   +3 more
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Demographic, Reproductive, and Medical Risk Factors for Intrauterine Device Expulsion

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022
OBJECTIVE: To explore to what extent intrauterine device (IUD) expulsion is associated with demographic and clinical risk factors. METHODS: The APEX-IUD (Association of Perforation and Expulsion of IntraUterine Devices) study was a U.S.
Anthony, Mary S., Zhou, Xiaolei, Schoendorf, Juliane, Reed, Susan D., Getahun, Darios, Armstrong, Mary Anne, Gatz, Jennifer, Peipert, Jeffrey F., Raine-Bennett, Tina, Fassett, Michael J., Saltus, Catherine W., Ritchey, Mary E., Ichikawa, Laura, Shi, Jiaxiao M., Alabaster, Amy, Wahdan, Yesmean, Wang, Jinyi, Xie, Fagen, Merchant, Maqdooda, Hunter, Shannon, Chiu, Vicki Y., Postlethwaite, Debbie, Rothman, Kenneth J., Im, Theresa M., Chillemi, Giulia, Takhar, Harpreet S., Asiimwe, Alex, Pisa, Federica   +27 more
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Intrauterine Device Training Workshop for Preclinical Medical Students [PDF]

MedEdPORTAL, 2019
Medical school reproductive health curricula often lack adequate education regarding intrauterine devices (IUDs). When placed in clinical scenarios, students may have insufficient knowledge and training to counsel patients about IUDs.We developed a workshop for preclinical medical students and assessed whether it improved knowledge of and comfort with ...
Carlie Field, Lyndsey S. Benson, Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, Sarah Prager   +3 more
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Doppler study of Uterine and Ovarian Arteries in Predication of Post Insertion heavy menstrual Bleeding in IUCD patients [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: Worldwide, intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are widely utilized. Uterine hemorrhage and/or period pain are copper IUD side effects.
tag eldin el-sayed, Mofeed Mohamed, Mohamed Abdelmoary   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device Use for Medical Indications in Nulliparous Adolescents and Young Adults

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are highly effective at preventing pregnancy. Levonorgestrel (LNG) IUDs also have beneficial effects on menstrual bleeding and abdominal and pelvic pain. Although there are increasing data on use of IUDs for contraception in adolescents and for medical indications in adults, there are extremely limited data on LNG IUD use ...
Beth I. Schwartz, Morgan Alexander, Lesley L. Breech   +2 more
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Digital Medical Device Companion (MyIUS) for New Users of Intrauterine Systems: App Development Study [PDF]

JMIR Medical Informatics, 2021
Background Women choosing a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system may experience changes in their menstrual bleeding pattern during the first months following placement. Objective Although health care professionals (HCPs) can ...
Toeresin Karakoyun, Hans-Peter Podhaisky, Ann-Kathrin Frenz, Gabriele Schuhmann-Giampieri, Thais Ushikusa, Daniel Schröder, Michal Zvolanek, Agnaldo Lopes Da Silva Filho   +7 more
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Incidentally discovered extrauterine migration of a Lippes loop: should we let it stay?

Northwestern Medical Journal
Intrauterine devices (IUDs), a form of long-acting reversible fertility control, are often preferred for preventing pregnancy. The Lippes loops, made of plastic, are inserted into the uterus via the cervix, fitting into the uterine cavity.
Ayşenur Buz Yaşar, Emine Dağıstan, Oktay Halit Aktepe   +2 more
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The use of intrauterine devices immediately after medical abortion

Kazan medical journal, 1981
Since 1979, we have been introducing intrauterine devices (Lips loops made of polyethylene of Kazan production) immediately after a medical abortion (immediately after the end of curettage of the uterine cavity) to all women who wish, who have no contraindications to this.
F. Z. Akhmetzyanov, R. Sh. Maksyutova
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