Implantable contraceptive devices: <I>primum non nocere</I>

Implantable contraceptive devices: primum non nocere.

Non-contraceptive Effects of Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices

There is a need for long-acting birth control methods. Copper-bearing intrauterine contraceptive devices do not have systemic side effects and they are appropriate for parous women who have no excess menstrual flow or cramps at baseline and who have low risk for sexually transmitted infections. Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems release levonorgestrel directly into uterine cavity. Th...

Implantable/Non-Implantable Hearing Devices and Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

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Intrauterine contraceptive devices.

In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in the intrauterine contraceptive devices (I.U.C.D.) both as a means of controlling the world population explosion and as another contraceptive for use in routine family planning. The characteristic of the intrauterine device method which disti'nguishes it from all other methods of contraception is that its' effectiveness is largely independ...

Implantable Cardiac Devices

Electrical cardiac pacing for the management of bradyarrhythmias was first described in 1952, and permanent transvenous pacing devices were introduced into clinical practice in the early 1960s. The first devices for endocardial defibrillation were implanted in surviving victims of sudden cardiac death in 1980. Implanted electrical devices for the management of cardiac dysrhythmias have changed ...