background : there are various variables such as the duration and the client consistency' in using a special contraceptive method as well as some individual determinants. which play important roles in optimal using of different contraceptive methods. iud cu- 380a is a safe and an effective method used by 12.5% urban women in east azarbaijan. correlation between continuation rate of using iud cu...

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 mass was confirmed with ct scan. in laparatomy we found an iud in cul-de-sac and pelvic mass was apparently an organized hematoma. transmigrat...

patients and methods the current quasi-experimental study was conducted on 96 eligible females, who were allocated either to the case or the control group and were selected from homes in the border of zahedan city (southeast of iran) during 2010. convenience sampling by door-to-door visits was used for finding eligible cases. a ttm-based self-administrated family planning questionnaire was used...

conclusions it is better to remove the unused devices safely to prevent and decrease their possible complications. case presentation a 50-years-old woman, with a history of breast cancer, had a permcath emplacement in right subclavian vein for a course of chemotherapy. the treatment for cancer seemed to be successful and the permcath had remained in its position without complication, for a coup...