OBJECTIVE To examine predictors of health care providers perceiving intrauterine devices (IUDs) as unsafe for nulliparous women and of infrequent provision of IUDs to nulliparous women. METHODS We analyzed questionnaire data obtained during December 2009 to March 2010 from 635 office-based providers (physicians) and 1,323 Title X clinic providers (physicians, physician assistants, certified n...

A levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine contraceptive devices are widely used in contemporary gynaecology, primarily as an effective method for contraception and control of menstrual disorders like menorrhagia dysmenorrhea. case report the uterine perforation by levonorgestrel-releasing device (LNG-IUD) a 33-year-old asymptomatic woman after 18-month insertion. On routine cervical smear examin...

1Department of Public Health; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Zahedan Medical Sciences University, Zahedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Received: 08/12/02; accepted: 13/05/03 ABSTRACT We evaluated contraception continuation rates and discontinuation reasons in Zahedan among 1741 women from 1998–2000. By Kaplan–Meier technique continuation rates were 92% for low d...

Three intrauterine devices (IUDs) are available in the United States: the copper T 380A and two levonorgestrel-releasing IUDs, one that releases 20 mcg of levonorgestrel per 24 hours, and one that releases 14 mcg per 24 hours. All are safe and effective methods of contraception that work predominantly by prefertilization mechanisms. The copper T 380A IUD may be placed in nonpregnant women at an...

Several options for emergency contraception are available in the United States. This article describes each method, including efficacy, mode of action, safety, side effect profile, and availability. The most effective emergency contraceptive is the copper intrauterine device (IUD), followed by ulipristal acetate and levonorgestrel pills. Levonorgestrel is available for sale without restrictions...

Background: Endometrial hyperplasia is important clinically, because it can lead to abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) which itself can precede to endometrial cancer. Endometrial carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract, occurring about 75-85% in younger, perimenopousal women as hyperplasic endometrial. The treatment is hysterectomy or hormone therapy with progesterone. ...

•Levonorgestrel IUD was effective in treatment of recurrent APA.•No side effects were reported.•No impairments on a subsequent pregnancy were reported.

Objective: Our aim was to investigate the effects of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on the endometrium of ovariectomized rats under estrogen replacement therapy. Methods: Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups and operated for the insertion of levonorgestrelreleasing (3 μg/day) or placebo-bearing intrauterine devices (IUD). Following the operation, the rats ...

OBJECTIVES To compare rates of unintended pregnancy, method continuation and reasons for removal among women using the 52-mg levonorgestrel (daily release 20 microg) levonorgestrel IUD (LNG-IUD) or the copper T 380A (TCu380A) intrauterine device. STUDY DESIGN This was an open-label 7-year randomized controlled trial in 20 centres, 11 of which in China. Data on 1884 women with interval inserti...

The advantages ensuing from the high contraceptive efficacy, positive effect on the parameters of the menstrual cycle as well as other values of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system may play an important role in women's sexual life. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on the quality of life and sexual functioning of wom...