rotating withdrawal as an effective technique to decrease complications of iud

objective and aims intrauterine devices (iuds) are placed in the uterine cavity with the objective of providing long-term contraception, mainly by preventing fertilization. in this research has been tried to show that method of iud insertion is effective to decrease complications’ incidence . rotating withdrawal technique is presenting, has been using for this purpose. design and setting this historical cohort study has designed 1199 females who had been referred to sarem medical center for iud insertion during 1984 to 1995. after primary examinations, iud had been inserted by rotating withdrawal technique. results after 2 years follow up, displacement had seen just in 20 cases ( 1.67%) all in the first month. for this cases, replacement had done again. after the second replacement, displacement had seen in 4 cases ( 0.035%) after one month, that were suggested another preventive method. there was no pregnancy or displacement in the other cases in 2 years. conclusion these results show that rotating withdrawal technique can minimize pregnancy rate during using iud in addition to quality and type, insertion method of iud can increase its effectiveness.