Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(4) Abstract Objective. To determine risk factors affecting the incidence of intrauterine device (IUD) insertion-related complications and failures and, in particular, whether postcoital IUD insertions have a higher incidence of complications than routine IUD insertions. Design. Retrospective case notes analysis. Participants. The ...

BACKGROUND Women who undergo a cesarean section (CS) are in a unique position to receive the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). They may also want to use the IUD as a long-acting reversible contraceptive method provided the IUD is safe and effective in the presence of a CS scar. SEARCH STRATEGY We researched and reviewed the MEDLINE, POPLINE, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrials.gov datab...

BACKGROUND In the female genital tract, up to 30% of Papanicolaou (Pap)-stained cervicovaginal smears of intrauterine device (IUD) users are positive for actinomyces-like organisms (ALOs). Many clinicians believe that no therapeutic intervention is necessary if women with ALOs are without symptoms. However, there are no recommendations for the procedure in ALO-positive women with need for a rou...

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(4) Abstract Objective. To determine risk factors affecting the incidence of intrauterine device (IUD) insertion-related complications and failures and, in particular, whether postcoital IUD insertions have a higher incidence of complications than routine IUD insertions. Design. Retrospective case notes analysis. Participants. The ...

BACKGROUND Evidence from observational studies suggests an increased risk of HIV acquisition among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) contraception. METHODS Within the context of a South African programme to increase women's access to the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), we conducted a pragmatic, open-label, parallel-arm, randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the IUD ...

BACKGROUND Delivering IUD services is one of the important competencies that midwifery students must obtain during academic period. As Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) can be reasonably reliable, valid and objective method for clinical skills assessment, this study was conducted to assess midwifery students' skill in delivering intrauterine device (IUD) services using a clinical...

PRESENT understanding of human female reproductive physiology has largely been derived from the results of animal experimentation, and particularly from studies on the rhesus monkey. This is also true of our present knowledge of the possible modes of action of an intra-uterine device (IUD). Recent studies in the rhesus monkey have shown that an intra-uterine device is contraceptive in this spec...

BACKGROUND We hypothesize that barriers to IUD insertion are central to low utilization in the USA. This study evaluates methods to minimize barriers, including post-abortal insertion, staff training and simplified screening. STUDY DESIGN We obtained data on IUD utilization during three study periods: a control period (Period 1), a period after initiating post-abortal insertion and staff trai...

AIM The study objective was to evaluate the pathological changes of the placenta in foetal death and foetal growth restriction and to find correlation of the findings with clinical causes. SETTING AND DESIGN Prospective study at a tertiary care hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS Gross and histopathological examinations of the placentae were carried out in pregnancies with foetal demise (IUD) an...