Biological Responses to Metal Implants
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Read MoreLots of references to studies about Copper IUDs .
Read MoreIUDs can be safely placed at the time of surgical abortion and do not increase the risk of infection or perforation. IUD expulsion rates are significantly higher after second-trimester surgical abortion than after first-trimester surgical abortion, but expulsion rates after first-trimester surgical abortion may not differ significantly from interval placement.
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Read MoreBecause adolescents are at higher risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), obstetrician–gynecologists should continue to follow standard guidelines for STI screening. They should advise adolescents who choose LARC methods to use male or female condoms consistently (dual method use) to decrease the risk of STIs, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Obstetrician–gynecologists should counsel all sexually active adolescents who do not seek pregnancy on the range of reversible contraceptive methods, including LARC, and should help make these contraceptives readily accessible to them.
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.