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Hormonal Intrauterine Devices

Annals of Medicine, 1993
Intrauterine administration of progestogens from an IUD was introduced more than 15 years ago in order to improve the contraceptive efficacy and to reduce side-effects. A device releasing 20 micrograms levonorgestrel daily (Levonova) with a life span of at least 5 years is now available and has been subjected to an extensive study including 1821 women ...
G, Rybo, K, Andersson, V, Odlind
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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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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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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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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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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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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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POSITIVE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE OF WOMEN IN LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS FOR CHANGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD FROM COMBINED CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS TO COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To ensure family spacing in our low socio-economic class. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2019.
Tehreem Yazdani, Nabila Amin, Fareeha Zaheer, Farhat Karim, Mohammad Saad Mukhtar, Maryam Mukhtar   +5 more
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