Uterine perforation caused by intrauterine devices: clinical course and treatment
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Uterine perforation caused by intrauterine devices: clinical course and treatment.
STUDY QUESTIONS What are the symptoms of uterine perforation caused by modern copper intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) and the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS); how is perforation detected and what are the findings in abdominal surgery? SUMMARY ANSWER Symptoms are mostly mild and ∼30% of women are asymptomatic. Surgical findings are mainly minimal; no visceral complications...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det074