we aimed to compare acceptability of levonorgestrel with the yuzpe regimen among iranian women based on their side-effects and resulting changes in the amount and pattern of menses.five hundred twenty nine participants aged 15-49 having regular menses and one act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h were included in the double-blind, controlled trial in 2006-2007 and randomly assigned into ln...

Purpose Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are highly effective at preventing pregnancy. Levonorgestrel (LNG) IUDs also have beneficial effects on menstrual bleeding and abdominal pelvic pain. Although there increasing data use of for contraception in adolescents medical indications adults, extremely limited LNG IUD adolescents. Our objective is to describe the characteristics experiences nulliparous ...

RATIONALE Displacement of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) is a rare and serious complication of IUD insertion. Theoretically, it can migrate to anywhere in the pelvic and abdominal cavity. However, it is not usual for an IUD to migrate to the bladder. PATIENT CONCERNS In this case report, we reported a patient with chronic urinary symptoms caused by the migration of an IUD into the...

Aim of study: To evaluate the effectiveness of using uterine artery color Doppler and location of intrauterine copper device by three dimensional transvaginal ultrasound in relation to abnormal vaginal bleeding and pain. Methods: Three dimensional transvaginal ultrasound examinations were carried out to 180 women 3-6 months after IUD insertion. Seventy six women were suffering from pain (groupI...

We read the article by Minig et al. [1] with great interest. The authors evaluated the efficacy of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) for treating patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) or early-stage endometrial cancer, grade I, who wanted to maintain their fertility. The research demonstrated that the combined therapy...

PURPOSE To evaluate the utility of a recently reported simple measure of brain atrophy on MR imaging, the interuncal distance (IUD). METHODS Measurements of the IUD were made over a 12-month interval in 10 patients with probable early Alzheimer disease and in a comparison group of age-matched healthy control subjects. The measurements were made in both the transaxial and coronal planes. RES...

OBJECTIVE Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used for contraception worldwide; however, the management of pregnancies with an IUD poses a clinical challenge. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of pregnancy in patients with an IUD. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study (December 1997-June 2007) was conducted. The cohort consisted of 12,297 pregnancies, of which 196 had an ...

STUDY QUESTION Is there any difference in the clinical performance of the 3-year one-rod etonogestrel (ENG)- and the 5-year two-rod levonorgestrel (LNG)-releasing contraceptive implants during 3 years of insertion, and between implant and intrauterine device (IUD) contraception, in particular complaints possibly related to hormonal contraceptives? SUMMARY ANSWER The cumulative contraceptive e...

There is a considerable cost differential between copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG IUS) in the UK. Most contraceptive services face financial stringency and it is increasingly important to deliver cost-effective care whilst still offering patient choice. Although all long-acting reversible methods of contraception are cost effective, t...