Intrauterine devices (IUD) are a highly effective and safe form of contraception. However, many individuals, particularly nulligravidas, elect against IUD use due to fear of pain associated with insertion. Misoprostol has been proposed as an agent to ease IUD insertion and decrease associated pain. However, its effi cacy in the literature is inconclusive and its use varies widely between health...

To assess whether trained nursing personnel could provide IUD services as safely and 4fecfively as physicians in Brazil, an experimental study was conducted at the main clinic of the Center for Research on Integrated Maternal and Child Care in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1984 through April 1986, a fatal of 1 711 women who requested IUD insertion at the clinic were randomly assigned to have a ...

Intrauterine device (IUD) is a popular long-acting reversible contraceptive device with an estimated rate of use of about 5.3%. It is highly effective but not without complications, one of which is uterine perforation. The patient was a 32-year-old female who presented with nausea, vomiting and right upper quadrant abdominal pain that was tender on palpation. CT scan was performed and they foun...

The Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (FFPRHC) has recently published Service Standards for Workload in Contraception, which state that a minimum of 20 minutes should be made available for intrauterine device/hormonal system (IUD/IUS) provision. This document acknowledges that there is currently little formal evidence relating to assessment of time taken for providing vari...

BACKGROUND Ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of the non-tubal ectopic pregnancy. It ends with rupture before the end of the first trimester. One of the important risk factors for ovarian pregnancy is in the use of Intra uterine devices (IUD). CASE We report here one such uncommon case of ovarian ectopic pregnancy. Our patient is a 30 years old multiparous woman with two previous cesarean secti...