Amenorrhoea despite displaced levonorgestrel intra-uterine system
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Amenorrhoea despite displaced levonorgestrel intra-uterine system.
A 29-year-old woman presented to the gynecology outpatient clinic with abdominal discomfort following the insertion of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). It was noted that although the patient remained amenorrheic since the insertion, there was a persistent left iliac fossa discomfort, which was constant in nature and not made worse by intercourse. On examination, there was a vag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1471-1893,0000-0000
DOI: 10.1783/147118900101194166