“$231 … to pull a string!!!” American IUD users’ reasons for IUD self-removal: An analysis of internet forums
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Read MoreThis study describes the reasons for IUD self-removal as documented in internet forums by IUD users discussing self-removal.
Studies about
IUDs (Intra-Uterine Devices)
Access to IUD removal: Data from a mystery-caller study
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Read MoreIn our current climate focused on improving access to IUDs, it is essential to address and reduce barriers to IUD removal when desired, in order to preserve reproductive autonomy.
Perinatal outcomes including long-term neuropsychiatric hospitalizations of offspring conceived during intrauterine contraceptive device use
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Read MorePregnancies in women who conceive with a removed or retained copper IUD are at an increased risk for short-term adverse perinatal outcomes, especially preterm delivery. For pregnancies that continued to at least 22 weeks, we found no benefit in IUD removal. However, the risk of long-term neuropsychiatric hospitalizations is not increased among offspring of these women.
One-year continuation of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device: findings from a retrospective cohort study in India
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Read MoreAmong women who had their PPCuIUD removed, almost two thirds (64.9%) cited associated side effects like bleeding, pain in abdomen and discharge as the primary reason for removal.
Steroid reservoir loss during removal of perforated Levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine device
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Read MoreA 22-year-old G1P1 Caucasian female had hysteroscopic removal of a perforated intrauterine device during which the steroid reservoir of the intrauterine device was lost. Isolated steroid reservoirs are radiolucent on plain film radiography. We located the reservoir in the peritoneal cavity with magnetic resonance imaging and removed it via laparoscopy.
The Management of a patient with a fragmented intrauterine device embedded within the cervical canal - Case Report
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Read MoreA 28-year-old woman presented with a malpositioned intrauterine device (IUD) that was fragmented and significantly entrenched within the cervical canal and myometrium. IUD malposition with concomitant device fragmentation and embedded segments, albeit rare, should be a consideration given the device's prevalence.
Historical record-setting trends in IUD use in the United States
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“No other contraceptive method has undergone so rapid and thorough a change of medical reputation as that experienced by intrauterine devices over the past few years.” These words from United States-based contraceptive researcher Christopher Tietze in 1966 also characterize the last 10 years in the United States.”
Read MoreTaking the provider “out of the loop:” Patients' and physicians' perspectives about IUD self-removal
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Read MoreIUD self-removal is an option that some patients may be interested in. Addressing concerns about safety may make self-removal more appealing to some patients. Addressing physicians' concern about "hasty" removal may require additional training so that providers are better able to support patients' decision-making around contraceptive use. Implications: The option of self-removal could have a positive impact on reproductive autonomy and patient-decision making.
The intrauterine device as emergency contraception: how much do young women know?
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Read MoreMost young women at risk of unintended pregnancy are not aware of IUD as emergency contraception and look to their providers for trusted information. Contraceptive education should explicitly address IUD as emergency contraception.
Recent intrauterine device use and the risk of precancerous cervical lesions and cervical cancer
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Read MoreRecent levonorgestrel-IUD use may be associated with CIN2, a lesion with a high rate of regression, but not CIN3, which is considered a true pre-cancerous lesion. The observed association between levonorgestrel-IUDs and CIN2+ was modest but warrants further investigation. It may have clinical importance for contraceptive counseling if this finding is shown to be consistent across other studies and other populations.
Factors associated with low-lying intrauterine devices: a cross-sectional ultrasound study in a cohort of African-American women
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Read MoreWomen who are obese may benefit from additional counseling and closer follow-up after IUD placement. Future research is warranted to investigate IUD placement and possible IUD migration among women who are obese.
Utilization of intrauterine devices (IUDs) increases among women who benefited most from mandated coverage of contraception
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Read MoreWe aimed to characterize changes in out-of-pocket costs for IUD placement before and after mandated coverage of contraceptive services and to examine whether changes in these costs influence IUD use.
The effect of nitroglycerin on the IUD insertion experience in nulliparous women: a pilot study
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Read MoreVaginal administration of 0.5-mg nitroglycerin gel 30 min prior to IUD placement does not appear to decrease patient-reported procedural pain among nulliparous women or ease of insertion for providers.