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Personal and work-related factors that impact the decision to have the first and recurrent abortion among women in Serbia. [PDF]

open access: yesLibyan J Med
Gazibara T   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intrauterine device insertion after medical abortion

Contraception, 2011
Studies comparing immediate intrauterine device (IUD) insertion after first-trimester surgical abortion with interval insertion show similar efficacy and expulsion rates. However, women randomized to interval insertion of an IUD are less likely to return for device placement.
Sarah J, Betstadt   +4 more
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Medicated Intrauterine Devices to Improve Bleeding Events

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1977
ABSTRACTIn an attempt to find an IUD that will cause a minimum amount of blood loss, while continuing to be effective and easily retained, we are studying 4 medicated IUDs: a copper‐bearing Lippes Loop, a Copper‐T‐200, a progesterone‐releasing U‐coil, and a tranexamic‐acid‐releasing Lippes Loop.
F, Hefnawi   +4 more
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A novel medical device for removal of intrauterine devices under direct vision

Contraception, 2012
Evaluation of the efficacy of a novel medical device for removal of retained intrauterine devices (IUDs) under direct vision without uterine distention is reported.The five cases presented used the novel medical device to remove the IUDs. One woman had an incarcerated IUD, two women had fractured IUDs and two women had IUDs with lost threads.
Shili, Su   +3 more
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Medicated intrauterine devices for contraception and their therapeutic effects

Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2006
There is currently one medicated intrauterine device on the market for clinical use; Mirena®, which releases levonorgestel. Mirena has widely replaced Progestasert®, which released progesterone. The levonorgestel released by Mirena into the uterine cavity not only increases the contraceptive efficacy of the intrauterine device but also has many ...
Tapani Luukkainen, Päivi Pakarinen
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Intrauterine Devices: Medicated and Nonmedicated

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1979
The main benefits of intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a lack of adverse systemic effects, excellent effectiveness, high continuation rates and the single act of motivation required for use. First year failure rates range from 2% to 3%, but decline steadily thereafter to a cumulative annual failure rate of less than 1% after six years.
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Timing of Copper Intrauterine Device Insertion After Medical Abortion

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011
To compare intrauterine device (IUD) use at 6 months in women randomized to receive an intrauterine copper contraceptive 1 week compared with 1 month after medical abortion.We recruited women undergoing medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol and choosing the copper IUD for contraception.
Noa'a, Shimoni   +4 more
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Intrauterine device practice guidelines: medical conditions

Contraception, 1998
Contraception selection poses special challenges to women with pre-existing medical problems and clinicians often lack the knowledge to counsel these women. The IUD represents an excellent option for many US women with medical problems. Because IUDs have no direct systemic effects other than increasing circulating immunoglobulins and possibly copper ...
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Effects of a Copper-Medicated Intrauterine Device on Ovarian Artery, Uterine Artery, and Intrauterine Blood Flow

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2008
<i>Aim:</i> To determine the effect of a copper-medicated intrauterine device (IUD) on ovarian, uterine, arcuate, radial and subendometrial Doppler-derived indices of blood flow. <i>Method:</i> 23 regularly menstruating patients requested insertion of an IUD.
O, Shen   +4 more
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TAIWAN: Medical Correlates of Termination of Use of Intrauterine Devices

Studies in Family Planning, 1970
THIS report presents one of the few careful studies of this type, over a relatively long period of observation, interlocking with a larger body of data. It was prepared by J. Y. Peng, M.D., L. P. Chow, M.D., and Leslie Corsa, Jr., M.D., and concerns one of a series of studies carried out in collaboration with the Taiwan Population Studies Center ...
J. Y. Peng, L. P. Chow, Leslie Corsa
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