RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Low Perforation Rates with Intrauterine Devices Regardless of Device Type
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 7
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989771407006
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/7/11.2.abstract
AB The risk of perforation from the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs) is low and similar for levonorgestrel-releasing (LNG) IUDs and copper IUDs. Compared with copper IUDs, however, LNG-IUDs were noted to have a significant reduction in the incidence of pregnancy, including a marked reduction in ectopic pregnancy. This article presents the results of the European Active Surveillance Study for Intrauterine Devices (EURAS-IUD; NCT0046/1175), a large, multinational, prospective, controlled, noninterventional study, conducted to compare the risk of perforation during and after insertion of 2 types of IUDs: LNG-IUDs and copper IUDs.