Trends of intrauterine device insertion and ‘Googling’ about intrauterine devices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia [PDF]
Digital Health, 2022 Objective The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted access to primary care in Australia. This could have negatively impacted reproductive health services rates such as intrauterine device insertion rates, and interest in seeking information about ...
Sarah D’Arcy +4 more
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Ultrasonography of intrauterine devices [PDF]
Ultrasonography, 2015 The intrauterine device (IUD) is gaining popularity as a reversible form of contraception. Ultrasonography serves as first-line imaging for the evaluation of IUD position in patients with pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, or absent retrieval strings.
Kristina M. Nowitzki +4 more
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One‐year follow up of contraceptive use and pregnancy rates after early medical abortion: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of immediate post‐abortion placement of intrauterine devices [PDF]
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Intrauterine devices (IUDs) effectively prevent unwanted pregnancies. Little is known about long‐term outcomes of women choosing an IUD after early medical abortion.
Sara Hogmark +3 more
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‘I am now confident in the counseling and in inserting the loop’: assessing the feasibility of providing hormonal intrauterine devices at the primary health care level in Tanzania [PDF]
Global Health ActionBackground Unmet need for contraception among women is high in Tanzania. Hormonal intrauterine device was not among the contraceptives offered in public health facilities in Tanzania until a Ministry of Health pilot in 2023–2024.
Amani Kikula +10 more
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Safety of intrauterine devices in MRI. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 OBJECTIVES:The paucity of safety information on intrauterine devices (IUD) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations is clinically relevant. The aim of this study is to evaluate the MRI safety of clinically used IUDs composed of copper/gold and ...
Simon Bussmann +6 more
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Risk factors of uterine perforation when using contraceptive intrauterine devices [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the most popular methods of contraception, and uterine perforation has been presented among the most significant potential complications of IUD use.
Fatemeh Tabatabaei +4 more
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Intrauterine devices for menorrhagia [PDF]
Canadian Family Physician, 2023 Jen, Potter, Adrienne J, Lindblad
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Prevalence of Mastalgia and the complications attributed to it following Mirena Intrauterine device Insertion: A prospective cohort study [PDF]
Novelty in Clinical Medicine, 2023 Background: The unprecedented increase in population around the globe has led to considering family planning policies in recent decades. Intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most effective methods of contraception; yet, this method is associated with ...
Fatemeh Paksima +3 more
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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2023 Background Intrauterine contraceptive device is a highly effective, long-acting, reversible family planning method that is safe to use by most postpartum women including those who are breastfeeding.
Fillorenes Ayalew Sisay +3 more
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Reproductive Health, 2021 Introduction Intrauterine devices are the most effective long-acting reversible contraceptives, but in many developing countries, such as Jamaica, these devices remain underutilized.
Sarah G. Franklin +5 more
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