OBJECTIVE To conduct an analysis of intrauterine device (IUD)-related outcomes including expulsion, contraceptive failure, and early discontinuation and to compare these outcomes in regard to age, parity, and IUD type. METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective chart review of adolescents and women aged 13-35 years who had an IUD inserted for contraception between June 2008 and June 2011. ...

background : delivering iud services is one of the important competencies that midwifery students must obtain during academic period. as objective structured clinical examination (osce) can be reasonably reliable, valid and objective method for clinical skills assessment, this study was conducted to assess midwifery students` skill in delivering intrauterine device (iud) services using a clinic...

RATIONALE Displacement of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) is a rare and serious complication of IUD insertion. Theoretically, it can migrate to anywhere in the pelvic and abdominal cavity. However, it is not usual for an IUD to migrate to the bladder. PATIENT CONCERNS In this case report, we reported a patient with chronic urinary symptoms caused by the migration of an IUD into the...

Lung abscesses as a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) caused by an intrauterine device (IUD) have been described previously but are rare. Geddes et al. reported on a 31-year old woman with an copper IUD who developed septicemia with lung abscesses and encephalopathy caused by genital tract infection with Staphylococcus aureus. A vaginal swab and culture from the coil showed a si...

BACKGROUND A retained intrauterine device is a rare, but easily correctable, cause of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB). CASE A 64-year-old woman presented to her gynecologist with PMB. Sonographic evaluation of the endometrium revealed the presence of a Cu-7 IUD retained for at least 30 years. Hysteroscopically assisted retrieval of the IUD resulted in complete resolution of symptoms. CONCLUSI...

background: intrauterine device (iud) is an effective and long term method of contraception that can be used without continued effort by the user to prevent pregnancy perfectly. pain during iud insertion is one of the obstacles to properly using the device. thus, using different methods of analgesia and anesthesia to alleviate this pain has been studied by many researchers. this review article ...

We present a case of successful laparoscopic retrieval of a perforated intrauterine device (Lippes loop). The Lippes loop was inserted after manual intrauterine adhesiolysis as a treatment of uterine synaechia presenting as secondary amenorrhoea of 20 months duration. The uterine perforation in this patient did not occur at the time of insertion but possibly during the attempt at transcervical ...

Today, the intrauterine device (IUD) is by far the most popular form of long term reversible contraception in the world. Side effects from the IUD are minimal and complications are rare. Uterine perforation and migration of the IUD outside the uterine cavity are the most serious complications. Physician visualization and/or the patient feeling retrieval threads at the cervical os are confirmati...

Studies have shown family planning adoption is likely to be more effective for women when men are actively involved. The transtheoretical model of behavior change was used to examine men's involvement in general contraception and intrauterine device (IUD) use by their wives. The study was carried out in rural Vietnam with 651 eligible participants. Cons of IUD use for men in precontemplation an...

BACKGROUND Pain associated with the insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is a known barrier to intrauterine contraception use in the UK. It is good practice for health professionals to discuss pain relief and use with women prior to the insertion of an IUD. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and reasons for and against the use of local anaesthesia (LA) for IUD ins...