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S2k-Guideline Non-hormonal Contraception, Part 2: Intrauterine Devices and Sterilization: Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry No. 015 - 095, January 2024). [PDF]

open access: yesGeburtshilfe Frauenheilkd
Böttcher B   +30 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Metabolomics profile of 5649 users and nonusers of hormonal intrauterine devices in Finland [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022
Background: Use of hormonal intrauterine devices has grown during the last decades. Although hormonal intrauterine devices act mostly via local effects on the uterus, measurable concentrations of levonorgestrel are absorbed into the systemic circulation.
Elena Toffol   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Risk of uterine perforation with levonorgestrel-releasing and copper intrauterine devices in the European Active Surveillance Study on Intrauterine Devices

open access: yesContraception, 2015
ObjectivesThe objectives were to identify and compare the incidence of uterine perforation and other medically adverse events associated with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUSs, releasing 20 mcg LNG daily) and copper intrauterine ...
Klaas Heinemann, Sabine Moehner
exaly   +2 more sources

When an Intrauterine Device Is Not Intrauterine

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2016
36-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, presented with a six-month history of urinary frequency, urgency, and dysuria. Six years prior to presentation, a copper T intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) was inserted following her first pregnancy. She conceived again two years later, without any history of IUCD removal or expulsion.
Santosh, Kumar   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The “forgotten” intrauterine device

Fertility and Sterility, 1987
It is essential to ascertain that women who had an IUD inserted at some time have indeed had the device removed. It is also important to ensure that the whole IUD was removed and that no parts were left in the uterine cavity. This is especially true in cases of infertility and should be ascertained before invasive investigations such as ...
H, Abramovici   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Intrauterine devices

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1991
Approximately 60 million women use the intrauterine device (IUD) worldwide; however, owing primarily to nonmedical reasons, the IUD is far less popular in the United States. Although the contraceptive mechanism of action is unknown, it appears that spermicidal activity may be important.
openaire   +2 more sources

Intrauterine devices

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2002
The aim of this chapter is to review the worldwide use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception and the long-term contraceptive efficacy and safety of copper-bearing IUDs. The TCu380A and Multiload Cu375 have a very low failure rate (0.2-0.5%) over 10 years.
openaire   +2 more sources

The intrauterine device and the intrauterine system

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014
Intrauterine contraception is used by about 100 million women worldwide, making it the most popular form of fertility regulation. In UK community contraception clinics, however, long-acting reversible contraception has increased to 28% of users, and intrauterine contraception accounts for only 8% of methods used by women accessing these services ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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