Uterine perforation and use of the Multiload IUD

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1989 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Advances in Contraception, volume 5, pages 121-126 (issn: 0267-4874, eissn: 1573-7195,

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Authors: W A, Van Os; D A, Edelman;

doi: 10.1007/bf01849480

pmid: 2596364

Uterine perforation and use of the Multiload IUD

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Abstract

The English language literature on IUDs was reviewed to evaluate the uterine perforation rate associated with use of the Multiload. No reports of cervical perforation were found, and the uterine perforation rate was 0.12/1000 insertions compared to a rate of 0.68/1000 insertions for other copper-bearing IUDs. This lower rate may reflect an under-reporting of uterine perforations in the medical literature, or may represent a truly lower perforation rate due to factors related to the Multiload design and/or its insertion technique.

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Uterine Rupture, Uterine Perforation, Humans, Female, Intrauterine Devices, Copper

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