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Cornual pregnancy as a complicaton of the use of a levonorgestrel intrauterine device: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Complications of copper load intrauterine devices, including ectopic pregnancies are well reported. Rates of ectopic pregnancy are 0.6 to 1.1% per year.
Beltman JJ, de Groot CJM
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IUD perforation and embedment within omentum: A rare and perplexing incidence

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Intrauterine devices rarely fail, which results in pregnancy. Meanwhile, these devices can perforate uterine and migrate through abdomen. Our case experienced IUD failure and perforation simultaneously, and the device was embedded in omentum and shifted ...
Azadeh Tarafdari, Mahrooz Malek, Elaheh Pahlevan Falahy, Alireza Hadizadeh   +3 more
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017
Unwanted pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and developing countries. Although the reduction in the rates of these pregnancies requires multifactorial approaches, increasing access to long-acting contraceptive methods can ...
Rogerio Bonassi Machado, Ilza Maria Urbano Monteiro, Jarbas Magalhães, Cristina Aparecida Falbo Guazzelli, Milena Bastos Brito, Marta Franco Finotti, Jaqueline Neves Lubianca, Luis Carlos Sakamoto, Silvio Antonio Franceschini   +8 more
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Determinants of immediate uptake of Post-Partum Intrauterine Device among women delivered in hospitals in West Wolegga Zone, Ethiopia

BMC Women's Health
Background The use of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices during the postpartum period supports women’s need for spacing births and prevents them from unplanned pregnancies.
Leta Hinkosa Dinsa, Melkamu Dereje Negassa, Gemechu Kejela Jilo, Tilahun Bekele Wayessa   +3 more
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The rolling stone: migration of an intrauterine device leading to bladder stone formation nine years after insertion: a case report

BMC Urology
Background Intrauterine devices are safe, affordable, convenient, and the most common form of contraception used by females of childbearing age in Palestine.
Elie G. Malki, Dina Sbeih, Peter Bael, Haitham Alsarabta, Ahmad Alzawahra   +4 more
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Female pelvic actinomycosis and intrauterine contraceptive devices

Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2010
Faustino R Pérez-López1,2, José J Tobajas1,3, Peter Chedraui41Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza; 2Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa; 3Hospital Universitario ...
Faustino R Pérez-López, José J Tobajas, Peter Chedraui   +2 more
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Laparoscopic Management of Abdominal Pregnancy Replaced in the Vesicouterine Pouch and Sacrouterine Ligament

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2017
AAbdominal pregnancies are rare and life threatening conditions with increased maternal mortality rate. A 37-year old woman admitted with acute abdominal pain. She had a history of dilatation and curettage due to anembryonic pregnancy five days ago.
Cihan Kaya, Murat Ekin
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Addressing procedural pain: A barrier to IUD use in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Madam, I am writing to highlight an important but often overlooked issue in women’s reproductive health: the pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion.
Zainab Pervaiz, Sophia Rafiq
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Screening for Cancer Cervix in Patients Using Intrauterine Device for Long Duration [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: Every year, there are more and more cases of cervical cancer worldwide. Users of intrauterine devices (IUDs) have also grown because they believe IUDs to be more secure.
Amal Elsayed Nouh, Ahmed Elsayed, Rofaida Arafa Taha, Mona Ahmed, Mohammed Ali Shaaban   +4 more
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Pelvic Mass Due to Transmigrated IUD [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2010
Intrauterine device (IUD), a conventional method of contraception is rarely associated with uterine perforation and extra uterine dislocation. A 29 years old woman complaining of vaginal bleeding was referred for pelvic mass identified in ultrasound. The
Nadereh Behtash, Setareh Akhavan, Sara Mokhtar   +2 more
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